Top intelligence officials and Republicans are trying andfailing to downplaythe revelation that Defense SecretaryPete Hegseth, Vice PresidentJ.D.

Meanwhile, the internet is reveling in the fallout as if it were petty online high school drama.

Instead, a post on X had him incredulouslyask, arranging war plans in a group chat?

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth leaves the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate is poised to take up the House Republican’s six-month government funding bill before a possible government shutdown later this week if the legislation clears the House. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Capitol on March 11Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Others drew inspiration from the actual leaked chat messages.

Charboneaunoted, if I text you this it means your secret is NOT safe with me.

So apologies to Hegseth if he hoped to use that name going forward its already taken.