Trump Reveals NSC Staffer Added the Atlantic Editor to Group Chat on Houthi Strikes
President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday that a National Security Council staffer and aide to National Security Adviser Mike Waltz added the Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat on military strikes against the Houthis.
Trump told NBC News during a phone interview, “It was one of Michael’s people on the phone. A staffer had his number on there.”
The president did not reveal the name of the staffer.
He also defended Waltz for using Signal to coordinate on the strikes, saying, “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man.”
He also said Goldberg’s presence in the chat had “no impact at all” on the strikes, and expressed confidence in his national security team — most of whom were in the group chat. (Read more from “Trump Reveals NSC Staffer Added the Atlantic Editor to Group Chat on Houthi Strikes” HERE)
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