President’s national security team used an encrypted messaging app to talk about a planned strike on Houthi militants — and accidentally included a prominent journalist in their group chat
The Trump administration, specifically National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, accidentally included *The Atlantic* editor Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal group chat discussing plans for airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen. The chat included cabinet members and top officials, detailing war plans, weapons, targets, and timing, two days before the strikes occurred. Goldberg, initially skeptical of the chat's legitimacy, tracked the events and confirmed the plans matched the actual bombings. Trump denies any knowledge of the cabinet texting airstrike plans to the reporter.