Trump's Adviser Accidentally Adds The Atlantic's Editor To Chat Discussing Strikes In Yemen
13- 25.03.2025, 10:20
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The journalist received a request to join the Signal messenger from a user named Mike Waltz.
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic, claims that he has been mistakenly added to the chat room in the Signal messenger, in which representatives of US President Donald Trump were discussing the planned US strikes against the Yemeni Hussites. This is stated in the article of the publication, published on 24 March.
According to Goldberg, he received a request to join the Signal messenger on March 11 from a user named Mike Waltz. That's the name of Trump's national security adviser.
The journalist first thought it was someone's attempt to disguise himself as Waltz, however, he did not rule out that the account could be real. He assumed that Trump's national security adviser wanted to discuss Ukraine, Iran or another important topic.
Two days later, on 13 March, according to Goldberg, he received a notification inviting him to join a ‘Houthi PC small group’ chat room. Among others, it included accounts identified as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, signed as MAR, US Vice President J.D. Vance, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth - the chat room had a total of 18 members.
According to Goldberg, Vance was writing that an attack in Yemen would be an economic mistake. Hegseth sent operational details of future attacks, such as information about the targets and weapons the US would use, as well as the sequence of attacks. Vance subsequently assured that he would ‘pray for victory.’
Two hours later, on the night of 15 March, the first explosions were heard in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a.
US National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes confirmed the veracity of this chat to Signal. He said the agency was verifying how Goldberg's number came to be in that group.
The piece also said Waltz likely violated several important espionage laws that coordinate the handling of national defence information. According to legal experts, Signal cannot be used to share classified information in the US.
In addition, Waltz enabled disappearing message mode, which is prohibited by federal law. Text messages on official actions are to be preserved.
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