Don Bacon (R-Neb.) suggested Monday that Pete Hegseth should be fired as secretary of defense, reportedly becoming the first GOP House member to advocate for his ouster. NPR wrote Monday that the White House was already searching for a replacement after it was reported that Hegseth again shared classified information with outsiders on an imminent military attack in Yemen.

A moderate who has criticized President Trump, Don Bacon is the first sitting GOP lawmaker to suggest Hegseth should be fired.

Trump defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, following reports of another Signal chat that included his wife and brother. 'Pete's doing a great job,' he said.

An aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth published an op-ed Sunday in which he was highly critical ofcriticized his former boss and suggested that President Donald Trump might soon remove Hegseth following weeks of turmoildrama,