Journalist Added to Secure Group Chat Discussing Yemen War Plans with Trump Officials

Secure Group Chat Revelation

• 💡 A journalist received a message request from someone purporting to be Mike Waltz, a National Security adviser.
• 📌 Subsequently, the journalist was added to a group chat on a secure messaging app, which included high-level US National Security officials, allegedly up to the Vice President.
• 🎯 The group was presented as a planning group for upcoming action in Yemen.

Verification and Hoax Concerns

• 🔍 Initially, the journalist suspected the group chat was a spoof or a hoax, and attempted to track its origins.
• ✅ By Saturday, March 15th, it became overwhelmingly clear to the journalist that the group and its communications were authentic.
• ⚠️ The group chat reportedly contained operational details of forthcoming strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, including targets, weapons, and attack sequencing.