Days after the Copywriter from the Atlantic revealed that he had been accidentally included in a group chat with many of the Trump administrationMaximum classification officials, the journalist has now published the war plans that were shared with him. The incident raises serious concerns about the competition of Trump’s advisers and the administration’s ability to manage classified information.
Trump’s highest officials shared war plans with the journalist before the attacks began
Atlantic chief editor Jeffrey Goldberg reported earlier this week that he had been accidentally included in a group chat with the highest officer of the Trump administration before the United States launched an attack on the Huthi rebels in Yemen. Trump’s national security advisor Michael Waltz added the Goldberg number to group chat to the messaging application signal; other members The chat included the Vice President JD Vance, the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, director of the National Intelligence Tullesi Gabbard, director of the CIA, John Ratcliffe, and more.
In a follow -up flat Posted by the Atlantic, Goldberg and journalist Shane Harris revealed the contents of the texts sent by this chat, which Goldberg had described generally in the initial report. Complete texts reveal political debates among major advisers such as Vance on whether or not to delay the strike. Discussions also focus on how to publicly sell military action by criticizing former President Joe Biden and United States European allies, both common issues of Trump’s rhetoric.
The texts also include specific information on the military operation itself; Hegseth sent the group details about the schedule, weapons and exact goals of strikes before launching them.
Goldberg and Harris said that their decision to publish the real messages took place after Trump officials repeatedly lied and did not characterize the nature of the leak as they attacked Goldberg and the press. In its initial response At the escape, Hegseth attacked Goldberg as a “called a journalist called” misleading and very discredited. “Although the White House has confirmed the authenticity of the group’s chat, with Walz taking liability For the leak, the White House has stated that no classified information was shared. Gabbard testified in front of the congress, saying that “there were no sources, methods, locations or shared war plans.”
Goldberg and Harris maintain that the informationA statement by a messaging application and accidentally leaked to a journalist, it could have been incredibly dangerous for the North -Americans if he had been obtained by the Houthis or other hostile forces. The incident calls into question the competition of several Trump administration officials, including Hegseth and Gabbard. Trump himself has been criticized for manipulating classified information; Before winning re -election, Trump faced federal accusations to illegally storage and sensitive documents In its complex Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House in 2021.
While Trump and his main assistants seek to reduce this last national security escape and attack the media to report it, the outrage has not disappeared. Republicans in the Senate They ask for additional investigations of leak Jeopardy Because of the scandal. Thus, while the potential military fall of this failure was avoided, the political fall could be far from ending.
