White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist

[Synthaholic]

 

[kyzr]

Off topic as usual.
This story is HUGE in that it should serve as a warning that The Pentagon is being run by an incompetent alcoholic.
This is just the beginning of our national security being compromised by the convicted felin's rogue troupe of sideshow freaks.

Walz supposedly added Goldberg not Hegseth. The rogue troupe of sideshow freaks was the Biden admin.

 

[Marener]

It matters

Someone on Walz’s staff screwed up and should be fired or demoted to janitorial service

It doesn’t. You can’t use Signal to discuss classified information.

You’ll bend reality to defend Trump’s cabal.

 

[kyzr]

What has Pete done, ever, to earn your trust?

next question.

 

[Mac-7]

It doesn’t. You can’t use Signal to discuss classified information.

You’ll bend reality to defend Trump’s cabal.

Now you are simply beating a dead horse

I have already agreed (or if you prefer, conceded) that using Signal was wrong

 

[pknopp]

It matters

Someone on Walz’s staff screwed up and should be fired or demoted to janitorial service

So it's low level staff in charge of all of this?

 

[berg80]

This was predictable, IMO.

Trump defends national security chief Waltz after Signal texts about Houthi strike sent to reporter​

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/trump-signal-war-plans-texts-waltz.html

trump is going with the strategy he learned from Roy Cohn. Never show weakness, never admit a mistake.

He'll likely get away with it because congressional Repubs are cowed, RWM is in the tank, and The Following believes the Orange Messiah is infallible.

 

[berg80]

So it's low level staff in charge of all of this?

They will find some sort of scapegoat so the people responsible can skate.

 

[Mac-7]

So it's low level staff in charge of all of this?

Some staffer in charge of the process of setting up a chat through Signal?

Yes

 

[irosie91]

Some staffer in charge of the process of setting up a chat through Signal?

Yes

does anyone know just what "secret" was revealed?

 

[Mac-7]

This was predictable, IMO.
Never so weakness, never admit a mistake.

He'll likely get away with it because congressional Repubs are cowed, RWM is in the tank, and The Following believes the Orange Messiah is infallible.

Its a common mistake practically everyone in washington makes

Trump should admit that someone screwed up and move on

 

[Synthaholic]

When you've lost brit hume...

 

[Dragonlady]

I wonder if they “leaked” fake plans to keep the YemenI enemy off balance?

No, the plans were carried out exactly as stated in the group chat, which is why the Atlantic went public with the story after it happened.

Top secret battle plans being discussed on an insecure group chat app. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Mac-7]

does anyone know just what "secret" was revealed?

Though I’m critical of the political misstep of using Signal I dont buy the lib spin that “war plans” where revealed

And if they were, they were revealed only to the liberal journalist who blasted them across the pages of his publication

What a fake patriot he turned out to be

 

[irosie91]

Its a common mistake practically everyone in washington makes

Trump should admit that someone screwed up and move on

so true----but what was the "secret" ?

 

[forkup]

1. Signal was used by the Biden admin.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/yemen-strikes-journalist-cabinet-signal-chat/index.html

"No,” another said, flatly, when asked if there was any analogous use of the app during the Biden administration.

2. Lesson learned. I'm sure Trump told them to get their shit together.

3. 13 dead Americans because someone in the national security chain made a bad call is relevant. No one was even injured in the Yemen strikes. Whoever wanted to use Signal made a bad call. Lesson learned.

4. I have not yet heard Mike Walz's explanation of how or why he added Goldberg to the text chain. It makes no sense since Goldberg is such a severe critic of all things Trump. It was a fuckup, but no one was killed or injured, and the bombings were successful. It wasn't harmful only because Goldberg did not warn Yemen, it can be a net positive since Trump's national security team got kicks in the ass and will now be on high alert when communicating.

1. So when the use of signal is denied flatly by a no. That actually means it was used? I don't think what your source actually says and what you think it says are the same.

2. Yes because we all know Trump is serious about security. Sticking your fingers in your ears for 9 years don't make them go away, you do realize that right.

3. Again out of the top of my hat I can name about half a dozen well documented security lapses in the Trump administration. Most of them committed by Trump himself.

4. I don't care what excuse he or you come up with. The fact is that you don't use signal accidentally. And the fact that it happened is by itself a sign of at best incompetence to a degree that warrants immediate dismissal if not outright criminal charges.

 

[Winco]

View attachment 1093335 next question.

So this then applies to ALL soldiers?
Do you need me to post other, not so Hegseth Friendly, photos of trusty Pete?
I won't, you've seen them already.

 

[Mac-7]

so true----but what was the "secret" ?

Anything the enemy can learn about the adminstration's thinking or possible future action is good for them and bad for us

And maybe they never would have seen any of the texts if not for one glory hunting slime journalist

 

[Marener]

Now you are simply beating a dead horse

I have already agreed (or if you prefer, conceded) that using Signal was wrong

You’re ignoring the existence of the horse and trying to talk past me.

Were they mishandling classified information? It’s a straightforward question. Yes or no?

 

[Mac-7]

You’re ignoring the existence of the horse and trying to talk past me.

Were they mishandling classified information? It’s a straightforward question. Yes or no?

I dont know exactly what was discussed and neither do you

Anything that was said should not have been said over Signal

How much clearer can I say thst for you to understand?