Trump says won’t ’fire people’ over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security team
The Hindu
President Trump vows not to fire officials over leaked airstrike plans, showing confidence in national security team.
President Donald Trump on Saturday (March 29, 2025) made his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over an embarrassing accidental leak of his administration’s plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen.
“I don’t fire people because of fake news and because of witch hunts,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker.
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He also said that he had confidence in Mike Waltz, his national security adviser, and Pete Hegseth, his Pentagon Chief.
Mr. Waltz inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic magazine, to a group text using the Signal encrypted messaging service where top officials were discussing plans to attack the Houthis.
During the chat, Mr. Hegseth included details on how the strike would unfold before it took place.
Afterwards, The Atlantic published an article on the internal exchange, shocking the national security establishment.
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