The president also appeared to confirm that the advisor’s staff had added Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg to the chat.
President Donald Trump defended national security adviser Mike Waltz on Tuesday after Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a signal chat with other high-level administrative staff.
Trump said he still supports former Republican lawmaker Waltz as some House Democrats suggested that executive officials would be fired for the incident.
When asked how Goldberg was added to the chat, Trump said, “It was one of Michael’s people on the phone. The staff have his number there.”
Trump also said he is confident in his staff and team, saying that Goldberg’s addition to the chat was “the only glitch in two months and it turned out not to be serious.”
However, some Democrats have suggested that administrative authorities should be punished or fired.
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“This is an outrageous national security violation and the chief should roll. We need to hear this as soon as possible, House Armed Services Committee.
In an article released Monday, Goldberg argued that Signal Chat, which also included Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses, Intelligence Director Tarsi Gabbard, Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Goldberg told MSNBC on Monday that the chat exchange would include “a minute-by-minute accounting of what’s to come” shared by Yemen’s Hegseth.
“This was their plan and he took their plans and shared it with many private leaders,” he said.
But when he spoke with reporters in Hawaii on Monday, Hegses panned Goldberg’s claims, saying “No one has texted the war plan.” He also criticized Goldberg for previous reports that he was finished.
“The White House lawyers’ office provides guidance on many different platforms to ensure that President Trump’s top officials communicate as safely and efficiently as possible,” writes Leavitt.
