NBC News reported on Tuesday that Hegseth had shared that info after receiving it from a top U.S. general using a secure U.S. government system intended for sensitive and classified information.Privately,

Pete Hegseth was barely able to get confirmed as Donald Trump’s Defense secretary, and following a series of scandals — including the revelation that he shared U.S. war plans in a second Signal group chat last month — it appears increasingly likely that he’ll be the first member of Trump’s cabinet to either resign or be forced out not even 100 days into Trump’s second term.

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The White House has begun the search for a new defense secretary, the NPR radio station reported on Monday, citing an unnamed official, after reports that incumbent Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group.

Information about U.S. strikes in Yemen that the defense secretary put in two group chats came from Central Command, according to two people familiar with the chats.

But that doesn’t jibe with new reporting from NBC’s Courtney Kube and Gordon Lubold, who write that at least some of the details Hegseth shared in the Signal chats were provided by Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla,

Officials say the unraveling of Hegseth’s inner circle is cause for alarm, leaving some to wonder how the Pentagon would function in a national security crisis.

Trump is currently supporting his defense secretary, but some in the administration are speculating about how long Pete Hegseth will last.