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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launched fiercely into the Atlantic on Wednesday for continuing to claim war plans were mistakenly shared on Signal with the magazine's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.

"So, let's me get this straight," Hegseth posted on X.

"The Atlantic released the so-called 'war plans' and those 'plans' include: No names. No targets. No locations. No units. No routes. No sources. No methods. And no classified information.

"Those are some really sh*tty war plans.

"This only proves one thing: Jeff Goldberg has never seen a war plan or an 'attack plan' (as he now calls it). Not even close.

"As I type this, my team and I are traveling the INDOPACOM region, meeting with Commanders (the guys who make REAL 'war plans') and talking to troops.

"We will continue to do our job, while the media does what it does best: peddle hoaxes."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also jumped into the fray Wednesday, saying: "The Atlantic has conceded: these were NOT 'war plans.'

"This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin."

Anna Bross, senior vice president for communications at the Atlantic, released a statement from the publication Wednesday, indicating:

"Attempts to disparage and discredit The Atlantic, our editor, and our reporting follow an obvious playbook by elected officials and others in power who are hostile to journalists and the First Amendment rights of all Americans. Our journalists are continuing to fearlessly and independently report the truth in the public interest."