A aircraft carrying Secretary of Warfare Pete Hegseth was pressured to make an surprising touchdown Wednesday whereas touring again to america from Brussels, Belgium.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the emergency touchdown was brought on by a cracked windshield, and stated nobody was harmed within the incident.
“On the way back to the United States from NATO’s Defense Ministers meeting, Secretary of War Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft windshield. The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe,” Parnell wrote on social media.
Hegseth reassured his supporters that he was in good well being by reposting that message and including one among his personal.
“All good. Thank God. Continue mission!” he wrote on X.
Dozens of reporters handed of their press credentials after being given a 4 p.m. deadline to take action in the event that they selected to not comply together with his tips. Solely the MAGA media community OAN has indicated it will adhere to the Pentagon’s new guidelines for the press.
As a part of these new guidelines, the Protection Division acknowledged that journalists might face expulsion in the event that they sought to report on any data that had not been permitted by Hegseth.
