White House Responds to Signal Chat Leak and Reporter Inclusion

White House Briefing on Signal Chat Incident

• 🎤 White House Press Secretary Caroline Levit is conducting a briefing, stating that National Security Adviser Michael Waltz has taken responsibility for the incident.
• 🔍 The White House is investigating how a reporter was accidentally added to a sensitive military attack text chain.
• 🗣️ A White House spokeswoman called the story a hoax and criticized the reporter as a partisan critic of President Trump.

"War Plans" vs. "Attack Plans" Distinction

• 📰 White House officials are distinguishing between the terms "war plans" and "attack plans" in relation to the leaked messages.
• ❓ They stated that the Defense Secretary's denial of texting "war plans" was accurate because The Atlantic described the details as "attack plans."

Declassification Uncertainty

• ❓ When asked if the military planning details were declassified before or after The Atlantic published their article, White House officials could not provide an answer.