The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal; Democrats say that strains credulity
The Hindu
Trump administration faces backlash over discussing sensitive attack plans on Signal app with journalist, sparking controversy and calls for resignation.
The Trump administration struggled on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed sensitive attack plans over a messaging app and mistakenly added a journalist to the chain.
The White House said the information shared through the publicly available Signal app with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, was not classified, an assertion that Democrats said strains credulity considering that it detailed plans for an upcoming attack on Yemen's Houthis.
President Donald Trump, during an Oval Office appearance to announce new tariffs on imported vehicles, seemed frustrated as reporters repeatedly questioned him about the matter.
“I think it’s all a witch hunt,” Mr. Trump said.
The decision on determining whether the information is classified ultimately lies with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who in the chain listed weapons systems and a timeline for the attack — “THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP,” he wrote. The Houthis have been wreaking havoc on vital Red Sea shipping lanes since November 2023 as the Israel- Hamas war raged.
Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the position that the Trump administration is staking out can be described with one word: “Baloney.”
“When you describe time, place, type of armaments used: Do they think the American public is stupid?” Mr. Warner said in an exchange with reporters.
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