The Trump administration’s stance on the Signal chat debacle has been marked by deflection and shifting narratives. Here’s a breakdown of the key events:
March 26, 2025: A leaked Signal group chat revealed senior Trump administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, discussing preemptive strike plans against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The chat inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.
March 26, 2025: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to the leak, deflecting criticism by blaming the Biden administration’s foreign policy record, specifically its handling of the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal and its decision to delist the Houthis as a terrorist organization.
March 27, 2025: The House Armed Services Committee announced a hearing to probe the leak, with Chairman Mike Rogers demanding “full transparency”.
March 2025: The Trump administration redesignated the Houthis as a terrorist organization, reversing Biden’s earlier decision.
Throughout the debacle, the Trump administration has maintained that no classified information was shared, despite experts noting that the leak could have endangered U.S. pilots and compromised operational security.
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