Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz Calls for the Removal of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) issued the following statement regarding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s unauthorized disclosure of classified military plans, including the planned timing of a strike on a Houthi militant in Yemen:

“Fire Pete Hegseth! Posting classified war plans on a commercially available app is one of the worst national security breaches in history! It put American lives at risk!”