Trump: No One Will Be Terminated Over Signal Chat Group Mistake | US News
U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that no one will lose their job over a national security mishap where a journalist was inadvertently included in a Signal chat group discussing upcoming strikes on Yemen.
This week, it came to light that national security adviser Michael Waltz had mistakenly added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat with senior officials from the Trump administration who were discussing plans to target Houthi militants earlier this month.
The White House has tried to minimize the situation, with Mr. Trump repeatedly labeling it “fake news” during an interview with Sky’s NBC News partner.
On Saturday, the president remarked: “I don’t fire people because of fake news and because of witch hunts.”
Mr. Trump expressed confidence in both Mr. Waltz and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was also involved in the Signal chat and had provided a comprehensive timeline of the planned strikes prior to their execution.
The president observed: “I consider this a witch hunt, and the fake news, like you, discusses it constantly, but it really is just a witch hunt and shouldn’t be a topic of conversation.”
“We executed a very successful strike—intense and lethal. Yet no one wants to cover that; they only wish to focus on trivial matters. It’s all fake news.”
These remarks from Mr. Trump follow pressures—some from his supporters—to dismiss Mr. Waltz after Mr. Goldberg disclosed that he had been added to a private chat with high-ranking administration officials.
Within the conversation, officials seemed to discuss strategies targeting Houthi rebels, which the Trump administration has since claimed were not classified.
“I have no clue what Signal is. I don’t care about Signal,” Mr. Trump stated.
“All I can say is that it’s merely a witch hunt, which is the sole focus of the media because you have nothing else substantive to report. It has been the most successful 100 days of a presidency in the history of this nation.”
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The incident triggered a heated exchange between hard-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene and Sky News’ U.S. correspondent Martha Kelner.
When prompted about whether the information shared in the group chat was classified, the Georgia representative retorted: “We don’t care about your opinion or your reporting.”
“Why don’t you return to your country where you have a major migrant issue?”
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Marjorie Taylor Greene lashing out at Sky’s Martha Kelner
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