US EditionSignal chat leak could have endangered troops: Ex-NSC spox
- The U.S. Military launched F-18 strikes, confirmed by CENTCOM, with favorable weather conditions at 1144et, as part of a mission against the Houthis, with a principles group established for coordination over the next 72 hours.
- The strikes against the Houthis were ordered by POTUS to send a message, raising questions about the U.S. Intelligence apparatus and the use of a consumer chatting app for directing bombing operations.
- Mike Waltz, the national security advisor, mentioned the principles group for coordination on Houthis, particularly for the next 72 hours, while also attending an economic event in Michigan on the same day.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared the timing and method of strikes within Yemen in a Signal group chat, which included the Vice President, Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, Director of National Intelligence, and head of the CIA, potentially risking the lives of service members.
- Following the Signal group chat leak, where war plans may have been discussed, military families expressed anger and fear, veterans stressed the importance of operational security, and investigations are ongoing with calls for Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz to resign.
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Vance says media won’t force Trump to fire anyone over ‘Signal’ chat
Vice President JD Vance said that the administration takes the Signal group chat scandal “very seriously,” showing support for National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and sending a firm message that he and President Trump are “standing behind” their national security team.
Young: Signal leak a problem but still support Trump's team
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Sen. Todd Young said he’s confident President Donald Trump will take steps to prevent a repeat of an air strike plan being leaked on the Signal app. This week, The Atlantic revealed editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a group chat on the Signal app concerning planned air strikes in Yemen. The chat was organized by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and included posts from Secretary of Defense Pete H…
Signal chat leak could have endangered troops: Ex-NSC spox
(NewsNation) — The Trump administration is facing backlash after a journalist from The Atlantic was added to a group chat on Signal where officials were discussing an attack on Yemen's Houthis. If the Trump team is using Signal for "sensitive conversations" involving government business, it begs the question if something like this could happen again, Sean Savett, a former National Security Council spokesperson under President Joe Biden, said on …
Team Trump flashes familiar definition of war amid Signal chat leak
ANALYSIS — The Trump administration has used the fallout from a leaked group chat about counterstrikes in Yemen to sketch its definition of war, with congressional Democrats mostly focused on the commercial technology used to discuss sensitive military operations. An examination of remarks made by Trump officials this week shows that they view the F-18 fighter, MQ-9 Reaper drone and Tomahawk cruise missile strikes against the Houthis as the kin…
What the Signal chat leak reveals about Trump’s Middle East policy
Washington is reeling from an unprecedented leak of the military’s operational plans to strike Yemen’s Houthis, which were shared on a Signal group chat that included a high-profile journalist.
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