US EditionWaltz Faces Signal Chat Controversy Amid Trump Administration's Defense of National Security Advisor
- Laura Loomer accused Deputy National Security Adviser Alex Wong of wrongdoing involving a Signal chat about a Yemen bombing, despite providing no evidence of misconduct.
- National Security Adviser Michael Waltz stated he was responsible for the accidental inclusion of a journalist in the group chat.
- Loomer called for Wong's removal, providing no evidence of wrongdoing by him.
- Critics highlight the risks of discussing sensitive military details on unsecured apps like Signal, suggesting this reflects poor national security under the Trump administration.
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Central Maine NewsLetter: Trump’s dismissal of Signal leak reveals his poor leadership
Donald Trump is the most flawed president of all time. Do people believe a responsible leader would say the following about a serious security breach: “I think it’s a witch hunt. I wasn’t involved with it, I wasn’t there, but I can tell you the result is unbelievable.” When asked if there was no classified […]
Elwood Watson: The larger hypocrisy of the Signal chat leak
It’s been a couple of weeks since the Signal leak crisis, where several of President Trump’s senior-level national security officials engaged in a text chat session. In case you’ve forgotten, they wanted to hash out plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen and used a messaging app to share the plans. However, they mysteriously added Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, to the group chat and continued to divulge information that was, ne…
Facebook posts said conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves that a deputy national security adviser added a journalist to a Signal chat. Loomer’s X posts do not prove this. Michael Waltz claimed responsibility for the error.
Laura Loomer report doesn’t prove Alex Wong “added Jeffrey Goldberg to the Signal chat.” Trump adviser Michael Waltz claimed responsibility for the error.
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