U.S. Congressmen Matt Gaetz (FL-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) Wednesday sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, expressing concerns over the provision of inaccurate information to Congress regarding the withdrawal of over 1,000 U.S. troops from Niger earlier this year. According to the lawmakers, on March 21, 2024, Dr. Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary for Defense for International Security Affairs, testified inaccurately during a House Committee on Armed Services (HASC) hearing, stating that Niger “has not asked or demanded” that the U.S….
