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I take full responsibility. I built the group. My job is to make sure everything is coordinated, ... it’s embarrassing”.
Waltz said in an interview with Fox News, in which he conceded
It’s embarrassing, yes. We’re going to get to the bottom of it, ... We’ve got the best technical minds looking at how this happened
Waltz said, addingI withheld her name - they named somebody who's an active CIA officer in this thread which is on Signal - and I withheld it, I didn't put it in the story, because she's undercover,
he said
No it wasn't classified, as I understand it. There was no classified information,
he said
What it was, we believe, is somebody that was on the line with permission, somebody that was with Mike Waltz, worked with Mike Waltz at a lower level, had, I guess Goldberg's
Trump said in an interview with Newsmax, referring to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic
We always want to use the best technology, this was the best technology for the moment, but again it wasn't classified so they probably viewed it as something that wasn't that important that obviously with the attack being - I don't know if it's been read out to you yet but that attack was a tremendous success for the U.S.,
he further stated
Every time he opens his mouth, Donald Trump continues to demonstrate that he hasn't got a CLUE how government runs, how security works, or how America should be protected,
someone else postedHigh-level defense officials have SCIFs at home and secure comms 24/7. This wasn't some unavoidable slip – they deliberately shared war plans in an unsecured group chat. That's not a misunderstanding. It's gross negligence and total incompetence. Heads should roll,
A damning commentary reflected the outrage echoing across social platforms ... exclaimed an individual on X, reports The Mirror US
Well, they did promise to be the most transparent White House ever
When asked about the Goldberg report, Doocy quippedIt’s mind-boggling to me that all these senior folks were on this line and nobody bothered to even check. Security hygiene 101: who are all the names?”
Warner told the hearing
The leaders on that group chat are extraordinary people, I know them all personally, they’re patriots, they’re doing a great job for the country, and that was a successful mission,
Johnson saidThis incident is a matter for the United States,
a spokesperson saidThis journalist, Mr President, wants the world talking about more hoaxes and this kind of nonsense rather than the freedom that you’re enabling,
Waltz told reporters during a meeting with Trump and other officials
Any detail or fact about an operation, no matter how small, is going to be classified especially before the operation takes place,
said Chris Meagher, who was a senior official in the Defense Department during the Biden administration
The Atlantic story is nothing more than a section of the NatSec establishment community running the same, tired gameplay from years past,
Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, posted on social media
So this was not classified,
Mr. Trump said during a meeting with U.S. ambassadors at the White HouseThis one in particular, I’ve never met, don’t know, never communicated with, ... we are
he saidOf course I didn’t see this loser in the group. It looked like someone else,
Waltz added
Attempts to disparage and discredit The Atlantic, our editor, and our reporting follow an obvious playbook by elected officials and others in power who are hostile to journalists and the First Amendment rights of all Americans. Our journalists are continuing to fearlessly and independently report the truth in the public interest.”
In a statement, a spokesperson for The Atlantic saidHave you ever had somebody’s contact that shows their name and then you have somebody else’s number?”
Waltz told Ingraham