Trump stands by national security adviser Mike Waltz despite disclosure of military plans, saying he’s ‘learned a lesson’
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Trump said that even though the editor of The Atlantic was inadvertently added to a private chat about military plans, his presence had “no impact” on the military strikes in Yemen.

Summary

Trump defended National Security Adviser Mike Waltz after journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a Signal chat discussing Yemen military plans.

Trump dismissed the incident as a minor mistake, saying Waltz had “learned a lesson.”

Democrats criticized the security breach, demanding an investigation into the use of unapproved messaging apps for classified information.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House officials denied sharing classified material, calling the chat a “policy coordination” effort.

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    44·
    3 days ago

    You cannot expect a man who took classified documents and stored them in a golf resort bathroom to take any aspect of national security seriously.

    • Lemmist@lemm.ee
      5·
      3 days ago

      No, he is a spy-genius: who would think to search for secret data in a golf resort bathroom? Deep strategic planning! Round belly. Agent Trump. Donald Trump. Codename 885.