White House Officials Accidentally Shared Yemen War Plans with Journalist

Accidental Sharing of War Plans

• 🎯 Top Trump administration officials inadvertently texted war plans to a group that included a journalist from The Atlantic, according to the White House.
• 🗓️ The incident occurred on March 13th when Jeffrey Goldberg was invited to an encrypted Signal chat group called "the hooti PC small group."
• 💣 Messages in the group revealed details about upcoming large-scale US strikes on Yemen's Houthi Rebels, hours before they began on March 15th.

Operational Details Shared

• 📝 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly posted operational details in the group, including information about targets, weapons, and attack sequencing.
• 👥 The chat also included accounts that appeared to represent Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, among others.
• 🗣️ A person identified as Vance questioned if US allies in Europe deserved US help due to shipping disruption, to which a person identified as Hegseth replied, expressing disdain for "European freeloading."
• ❓ Trump's nominee for National Counterterrorism Center Director, Joe Kent, was also apparently on the Signal chain.

White House Response and Denials

• 🔍 White House National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes confirmed the chat appeared authentic and that the NC was reviewing how an "inadvertent number" was added.
• 🗣️ Pete Hegseth denied sharing war plans in the chat and attacked Goldberg's credibility, calling him a "deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist" who peddles hoaxes.
• 🤥 Goldberg responded to Hegseth's denial on CNN, stating, "No, that's a lie. He was texting war plans."
• 🚨 Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic lawmakers have called the use of the Signal group illegal and demanded an investigation.
• 🤷 Donald Trump stated he was unaware of the group chat incident.