Reports that the defense secretary shared sensitive information on an unclassified messaging app are straining the limits of his credibility.

A politicized military is an ineffective military.

Trust your staff, admit mistakes, don’t embarrass the president.

At his first stop in the Philippines, the U.S. defense secretary promised to strengthen deterrence against Chinese “threats” in the region. He also plans to visit Japan.

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And why the careless secretary of defense should resign.

A defense secretary intentionally using a civilian app to share sensitive war plans without noticing a journalist was in the chat would be egregious.

The president also denied a report that such a briefing had been planned to be held at the Pentagon on Friday.

The billionaire was set to be briefed on the military’s closely guarded playbooks on China, raising new questions about his power and access.

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The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.