House Speaker Kevin McCarthy vowed to get answers on the Pentagon leaks that have embarrassed the Biden administration and called into question if it can secure classified information.
“The Biden administration has failed to secure classified information. Through our committees, Congress will get answers as to why they were asleep at the switch,” he tweeted Friday.
As speaker, McCarthy is a member of the Gang of Eight, who is briefed by the executive branch on classified intelligence matters.
While Congress was out of session for the last two weeks and most members appeared to focus on issues back in their districts, several Republicans weighed in on the leaks, which revealed top secret information about the U.S.’s military efforts in Ukraine, the U.S. government’s secret observations about its allies and partners, and other embarrassing intelligence.
