Democrats Demand Hegseth, Waltz Resignations Amid Signal Chats Security Fallout

Democratic leaders are out for blood after the fallout from the revelation that some top Trump cabinet officials used commercial messaging app Signal to discuss U.S. military strikes against Yemeni Houthi rebels.

Some Democratic lawmakers said resignations are necessary at this point, given the severity of the situation.

Signal: A Commercial Messaging App Used by Trump Officials

Signal wasn't even at fault, and yet it was dragged into the mess after The Atlantic magazine's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg revealed he was added into a Signal group chat where seemingly classified information was discussed among some top Trump cabinet officials.

Goldberg said he was shocked to find out that Trump officials were discussing plans for Houthi attacks via an unsecure channel.

The U.S. president has since downplayed the matter, saying the communications on the group chat were "not serious," but he did acknowledge that his officials have "learned a lesson" from the debacle that triggered a slew of negative comments from X users due to national security concerns.

Dems Ask Trump Officials Involved in the Incident to Step Down

During a Senate intelligence hearing Tuesday, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon said he is "of the view that there ought to be resignations" among the top ranks of U.S. President Donald Trump's cabinet.

Wyden said the resignation spree must start with National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Sen. Mark Warner said ahead of the intel hearing that he personally thinks "Hegseth should resign for putting forward these military plans on this unsecure channel." He added that "Waltz should resign since he was the person who didn't even bother to check" the names of the people included in the Signal group chat.

Sen. Mark Kelly previously criticized the "White House staff" for supposedly using Signal to discuss American war planning. "Your recklessness put the lives of those pilots at risk," he said, referring to the pilots who carried out the recent strikes on Yemeni Houthi rebels.

During the hearing, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard admitted that there was "a discussion of targets in general," when Kelly pressed him whether Trump officials discussed specific targets in Yemen within the group chat.

It remains to be seen whether Hegseth or Waltz will step down amid increasing calls for accountability in one of the most controversial security incidents since Trump took power earlier this year.