In a surprising turn of events, The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg has revealed that he was inadvertently sent details about a U.S. military plan to bomb the Houthis in Yemen, hours before the attack took place. Goldberg’s account sheds light on a significant misstep by the Trump administration’s national security apparatus.
Goldberg recounted how, on March 11, he was added to a Signal group by Michael Walz, the national security adviser to former President Donald Trump. Initially, Goldberg suspected that someone might have been impersonating Walz in an attempt to trap him. However, two days later, he was added to another Signal chat group called “Houthi PC small group,” where discussions about the attack on the Houthis were taking place.
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What followed was a major oversight by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who, according to Goldberg, mistakenly shared the war plans in the chat group. At first, Goldberg was skeptical about the authenticity of the conversation, suspecting it could be part of a disinformation campaign designed to embarrass journalists. “I had very strong doubts that this text group was real,” Goldberg wrote. “I could not believe that the national-security leadership of the United States would communicate on Signal about imminent war plans.”
Despite his doubts, Goldberg continued to follow the conversation, which featured discussions between figures like JD Vance and Pete Hegseth about the attack, which had yet to occur. Goldberg expressed his disbelief that such sensitive information would be shared so recklessly, especially with the involvement of top U.S. officials, including the vice president.
This revelation adds to the growing concerns about the security of communications within the Trump administration, especially during the height of its involvement in international conflicts.
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