‘Sloppy’: Trump downplays shock over leaked Signal chat about Houthi attack
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Democrats have called the high-level discussions on the messaging app Signal ‘obviously reckless, obviously dangerous’.
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has continued to face fallout from an article in The Atlantic that revealed editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a group chat where top-level government officials discussed plans for bombing Yemen.
The White House remained in damage control mode on Tuesday, seeking to dismiss allegations that government secrets were at risk.
“There was no classified information, as I understand it,” Trump said at a meeting of US ambassadors, waving the scandal aside.
“ We’ve pretty much looked into it. It’s pretty simple, to be honest. It’s just something that can happen.”
He told reporters he had no intention of seeking punishments, barring the use of the social media app Signal or asking for an apology from those involved.
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