Trump adviser Waltz claims ‘full responsibility’ for adding journalist to Signal group but can’t explain how it happened – live
Mike Waltz insists he’s never texted Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, who was added to chat to discuss Yemen strikes
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Mike Waltz claims ‘full responsibility’ for Signal chat group leaked to journalist
Trump adviser says he can’t explain how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg’s number was included in the group chat. Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, said on Tuesday he takes ...The Guardian - 8h -
Trump adviser Mike Waltz takes 'full responsibility' for Signal group chat leak
But the US national security adviser said he could not explain how a journalist was added to a chat discussing air strikes in Yemen.BBC News - 45m -
Waltz questions how the Atlantic editor 'somehow' got 'sucked into' the Signal chat
National security adviser Mike Waltz questioned how The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was added to a Signal group chat with national security officials who were communicating about ...The Hill - 9h -
Democrats demand answers over White House’s ‘careless’ Signal blunder
Senators interrogate US intelligence community after Atlantic editor was added to group chat on Yemen war plans. US politics live – latest updates Democratic senators demanded answers from ...The Guardian - 17h -
Waltz attacks Atlantic journalist over war plan chat, says they 'never met'
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz on Tuesday sought to distance himself from Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, who was mistakenly included in a group chat with Waltz and ...The Hill - 14h -
Mike Waltz takes 'full responsibility' for military plans text group
President Trump's National Security adviser Mike Waltz said in an interview that he takes "full responsibility" for a group text that included a journalist while discussing military plans.NBC News - 8h -
Who Is Jeffrey Goldberg, the Editor Mistakenly Added to the Signal Chat?
Mr. Goldberg, who was included on a private text thread discussing war plans, was a longtime national security reporter who became editor of The Atlantic in 2016.The New York Times - 15h -
The Atlantic editor involved in Yemen Signal messaging controversy speaks out
Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg discussed the moment he realized he had been added to a Signal chat discussing a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen.ABC News - 22h -
Trump defends advisor Mike Waltz for Signal texts to reporter about Houthi strike
Trump blamed a staffer for adding The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal thread with Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others.CNBC - 13h
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