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Trump Advisers Debate the Houthi Strikes... on the Signal Chat App?

2025/3/25
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President Trump's advisers reportedly discussed U.S. military actions against the Houthis in Yemen on the Signal app, inadvertently including a journalist. This raises questions about security practices and the authenticity of the messages.
  • Top officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, reportedly discussed military plans on Signal.
  • A journalist from The Atlantic was accidentally included in the chat, raising security concerns.
  • The National Security Council confirmed the authenticity of the messages.
  • The use of a commercial chat app for sensitive discussions is seen as inappropriate.

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President Trump's top aides, including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, reportedly discussed U.S. war plans against the Houthis in Yemen via the chat app Signal, according to the Atlantic magazine's Jeffrey Goldberg, who was apparently added to the group by mistake. What do their texts reveal, and how serious was this as a security breach?

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