Waltz Confesses to Including Journalist in Yemen Bombing Discussion
The U.S. national security adviser has admitted to accidentally including a reporter in private discussions. Mike Waltz, the National Security Adviser, has taken "full responsibility" for a leaked Signal group chat in which senior White House...
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The U.S. national security adviser has admitted to accidentally including a reporter in private discussions.
Mike Waltz, the National Security Adviser, has taken "full responsibility" for a leaked Signal group chat in which senior White House officials discussed potential military actions in Yemen, inadvertently adding a journalist to the conversation.
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic magazine, revealed on Monday that he had accessed a group chat involving senior officials from President Donald Trump’s administration regarding military strategies aimed at Houthi rebels.
"I take full responsibility. I built the group," Waltz stated during an interview on "The Ingraham Angle" on Fox News. "It’s embarrassing. We’re going to get to the bottom of it."
Goldberg's article mentioned that he accessed the Signal group chat linked to a user named "Mike Waltz." This chat, labeled "Houthi PC small group," ostensibly included multiple high-ranking officials, such as Vice President J. D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
During the interview, Waltz was unable to explain how Goldberg had been added, suggesting that an unidentified contact meant to be included may have been confused with Goldberg.
"We’ve got the best technical minds looking at how this happened," Waltz said, clarifying that Goldberg's number was not stored on his phone. "I can tell you for 100% I don’t know this guy," he continued, mentioning that he had contacted Elon Musk for assistance in resolving the issue.
When pressed by host Laura Ingraham on how the number could have been included, he explained, "Well, if you have somebody else’s contact, then somehow it… gets sucked in. It gets sucked in."
President Trump has downplayed the incident, referring to it as a "glitch" that had "no impact at all" on military operations, asserting that no classified information was revealed. When questioned about the affair at the White House on Monday, he seemed unfazed and criticized The Atlantic's role.
"I don’t know anything about it. I’m not a big fan of the Atlantic," Trump told reporters. "To me, it’s a magazine that’s going out of business. I think it’s not much of a magazine, but I know nothing about it."
In a statement to Fox News on Tuesday, Trump defended Waltz, emphasizing that he would not be dismissed because of the incident. "He’s not getting fired," Trump said, labeling the security breach a "mistake" and asserting that there was "nothing important" in the Signal chat.
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Mike Waltz, the National Security Adviser, has taken "full responsibility" for a leaked Signal group chat in which senior White House officials discussed potential military actions in Yemen, inadvertently adding a journalist to the conversation.
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic magazine, revealed on Monday that he had accessed a group chat involving senior officials from President Donald Trump’s administration regarding military strategies aimed at Houthi rebels.
"I take full responsibility. I built the group," Waltz stated during an interview on "The Ingraham Angle" on Fox News. "It’s embarrassing. We’re going to get to the bottom of it."
Goldberg's article mentioned that he accessed the Signal group chat linked to a user named "Mike Waltz." This chat, labeled "Houthi PC small group," ostensibly included multiple high-ranking officials, such as Vice President J. D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
During the interview, Waltz was unable to explain how Goldberg had been added, suggesting that an unidentified contact meant to be included may have been confused with Goldberg.
"We’ve got the best technical minds looking at how this happened," Waltz said, clarifying that Goldberg's number was not stored on his phone. "I can tell you for 100% I don’t know this guy," he continued, mentioning that he had contacted Elon Musk for assistance in resolving the issue.
When pressed by host Laura Ingraham on how the number could have been included, he explained, "Well, if you have somebody else’s contact, then somehow it… gets sucked in. It gets sucked in."
President Trump has downplayed the incident, referring to it as a "glitch" that had "no impact at all" on military operations, asserting that no classified information was revealed. When questioned about the affair at the White House on Monday, he seemed unfazed and criticized The Atlantic's role.
"I don’t know anything about it. I’m not a big fan of the Atlantic," Trump told reporters. "To me, it’s a magazine that’s going out of business. I think it’s not much of a magazine, but I know nothing about it."
In a statement to Fox News on Tuesday, Trump defended Waltz, emphasizing that he would not be dismissed because of the incident. "He’s not getting fired," Trump said, labeling the security breach a "mistake" and asserting that there was "nothing important" in the Signal chat.
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