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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, Jennifer Hegseth, to at least two high-level foreign meetings where sensitive information was discussed, according to The Wall Street Journal.

One meeting included U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey, and another took place at a NATO summit in Brussels.

Defense officials called her presence unusual, as attendees typically hold security clearances.

The Pentagon did not confirm whether Jennifer Hegseth has a clearance. Her involvement raises security concerns, given the classified nature of the discussions.

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    3 days ago

    “We all do it, we all go home and tell our wives about our day at work, this is… look its basically the same thing… it’s completely normal behavior and the radical lunatic left wants to act like sharing national security secrets with family members at the dinner table is tantamount to treason is just like… like c’mon…”

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      3 days ago

      Clear indication they never went through the SF-86 process and had their clearance ‘gifted’ to them.

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      3 days ago

      What an idiotic and dangerous thing for him to say.

      Even doctors have HIPAA rules. You can’t go home and tell your spouse about your patient’s name and treatment.

      Acting flippant about sharing national security secrets with his spouse is egregiously dangerous for national security.

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        3 days ago

        He didn’t say this. I’m dunking on their predictability and craven natures. Guess I wasn’t too far off the mark.