Trump Administration's National Security Scandal: War Plans, Texting Scandals, and Cover-ups

National Security Scandal Erupts

• 🚨 A major national security scandal has emerged involving the leak of war plans that should have been classified, sent to Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg via a Signal chat.
• 🤥 The Trump administration and its allies are accused of a failing cover-up, with shifting explanations and attempts to discredit the journalist.

Shifting Explanations and Accusations

• 🗣️ Donald Trump's initial claim was that a low-level staffer added Goldberg, but this contradicts evidence showing Mike Waltz added Goldberg to the group.
• ❓ Trump's team has also suggested subterfuge or hacking by Goldberg, with no evidence provided.
• 📰 Goldberg himself has stated that Waltz personally invited him to the group two days prior.

January 6th Compensation and Ashley Babbitt

• 💰 Trump is reportedly considering a compensation fund for January 6th rioters, referring to them as patriots who were treated unfairly.
• 💔 He also expressed continued support for Ashley Babbitt, who was shot and killed during the January 6th Capitol riot.

Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth's Testimony

• 🚫 Tulsi Gabbard, as Director of National Intelligence, refused to substantively answer questions about her involvement in the Signal chat, citing it was under review by the National Security Council.
• 🤷 Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, avoided directly answering whether he declassified information shared in the chat, instead focusing on the effectiveness of strikes against Houthis.
• 🤥 Hegseth also falsely claimed that