President facing calls to remove senior security officials over blunder that saw Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg added to highly-sensitive Signal group chat by mistake
In March 2025, President Trump faced criticism after senior officials, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, mistakenly added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat discussing a sensitive operation targeting Houthi positions in Yemen. The Senate Intelligence Committee grilled Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe about the security breach. While Trump defended Waltz, Democrats called for Hegseth's resignation, and Hillary Clinton reacted with disbelief. Fox News attempted to downplay the incident, contrasting with their previous criticism of Clinton's email server. Separately, Trump refused to answer questions about deportation flights, citing "state secrets."
