A massive security breach has rocked the Trump administration after Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, was accidentally added to a Signal group chat containing confidential US military plans. The chat revealed details about plans for an attack against Houthi forces in Yemen.

Key Developments:

* National Security Advisor Mike Waltz took full responsibility for the creation of the group and for mistakenly adding Goldberg. He admitted to the mistake, saying he thought the phone number belonged to someone else.

* In the chat, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared operational details about the impending attacks, including the launch times of aircraft and the expected release of bombs. Messages included phrases like: “THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP.”

* Despite this, the Trump administration, including Hegseth and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, denied that “war plans” or classified information had been shared. They called the leak “a hoax” and accused Goldberg of sensationalizing the matter. The White House even argued that the full publication of the chat by The Atlantic proved there were no actual war plans.

* The Atlantic subsequently published the entire chat, arguing that the public had the right to review the messages and draw their own conclusions, given the misleading narrative from the administration.

* Senator Marco Rubio admitted it was a “huge mistake” to include a journalist in the chat but insisted there were no war plans or classified information involved.

* Vice President J.D. Vance expressed skepticism about the attack, suggesting the Houthi issue was more of a European concern than an American one. He remarked, “I hate saving Europe.”

The Leak's Impact on Security

This leak has sparked serious concerns about the security of communications, as well as potential violations of federal record-keeping laws. A government watchdog group, American Oversight, has filed a lawsuit against Hegseth and other officials for their use of Signal.

Allies express alarm over the breach of security, raising doubts about the sharing of intelligence and the security of joint military operations. A security expert from the Royal United Services Institute called the leak “quite shocking.”