Two more US soldiers fall victim to Pentagon’s Signal messaging scandal.
According to Al Jazeera Qatar, the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that Timothy Hagg has resigned from his position as commander of the US Cyber Command and also director of the National Security Agency (NSA).
On the other hand, Sky News Arabic announced that Hagg did not resign from his position, but that Trump fired him over the scandal known as the “Signal Messenger Scandal”.
The network reported that in an unexpected move, the administration of US President Donald Trump removed Timothy Hagg, director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and head of the US Cyber Command, as well as his deputy, Wendy Noble, from their positions. A move that has raised many questions about the motives behind it.
Sky News Arabic also wrote: The dismissals came at the same time as pressure on US security officials increased and followed the disclosure of confidential conversations between senior US officials about military plans, in what the media is calling the “Signal scandal.”
According to the report, the changes also coincided with the dismissal of some officials from the White House National Security Council on Thursday; a move that came after Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer.
According to Newsweek, the changes are part of a series of tensions that the Trump administration has faced after the disclosure of a controversial conversation between National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and several senior administration officials, centered on discussing an attack on Yemen in a group chat on the Signal messaging app.
The revelations have prompted calls for the resignation of Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegsett, but Trump has repeatedly defended them and said he will personally pursue the matter.
Trump has also asked Waltz to continue the investigation.
Meanwhile, Politico, citing official American sources, reported that many senior US diplomats have been forced to leave their posts, a move that comes ahead of a large and expected reduction in the US diplomatic corps.