The Trump administration is dealing with the fallout of a bombshell report published in The Atlantic Monday that revealed the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg
was inadvertently added to a group chat with senior members of the Trump administration discussing plans to attack the Iran-backed Houthi militants.
The White House has also continued its immigration crackdown, defending its move to expel hundreds of Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. to El Salvador despite a judge ordering the administration to reverse course.
The White House has also continued its immigration crackdown, defending its move to expel hundreds of Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. to El Salvador despite a judge ordering the administration to reverse course.
Trump Backs NatSec Adviser Michael Waltz After War Plans Text ‘Glitch’ Trump offered support for Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, after he mistakenly included a journalist in a group chat being used by administration officials to discuss war plans.
The president told NBC’s Garrett Haake that Waltz “has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man,” indicating his job is safe for now.
Trump also dismissed a suggestion he is frustrated with the furor surrounding the security breach, claiming it was “the only glitch in two months” of his presidency.
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic who broke the story on the Yemen airstrike messages, reported it was Waltz who added him to the Signal group chat.
Trump has said little about the leak, and was facing calls to fire Waltz or Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who reportedly texted the group “precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing” of American strikes on Yemen set to take place hours later, Goldberg said.