Waltz on 'Signalgate'
National Security Advisor and former Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL) spoke to Laura Ingraham on Fox News after he appeared to inadvertently add the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a text chain on the Signal messaging app. Key members of the Trump administration included Vice President JD Vance (R), Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Content within the group chat contained information regarding the strikes on the Houthis in Yemen, which has been deemed sensitive but not classified. However, Goldberg stated that he omitted some content for national security concerns.
While on the program, Adviser Waltz took "full responsibility" for adding Goldberg but claims he doesn't know how it happened.
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