Trump stands by national security adviser despite leaked military plans: He 'learned a lesson'

Trump stood by his national security adviser Michael Waltz after The Atlantic's editor-in-chief was accidentally added to a private, high-level chat where military plans were being discussed, calling the situation a "glitch."
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