Here’s a tip for reporters who want to jump all over the Signal text mistake that Trump administration officials have owned up to: Get basic facts right.
As a brief review, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg — a fierce Trump critic — broke the story Monday that he was inadvertently brought into a Signal text chain that included Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Vice President J.D. Vance, among others. Signal is an encrypted phone app.
Earlier this month, the national security officials traded messages regarding a then-upcoming military operation in Yemen against the Houthis, which took place on March 15.
Politico’s Jack Blanchard in the outlet’s morning “Playbook” newsletter
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