White House Claims Signal Chat Did Not Include War Plans

The White House downplayed the seriousness of mistakenly including a journalist in a group chat discussing military attack details on Yemen, denying that war plans were discussed and no classified material was shared. Democrats are calling for the resignation of national security adviser Michael Waltz and defense secretary Pete Hegseth for sharing classified information, while some Republicans, like Representative Don Bacon, demand honesty from the White House about the breach. Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was added to the chat by Michael Waltz, with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio also included, and operational details were posted by Hegseth two hours before U.S. strikes on Houthis in Yemen, confirmed as authentic by the National Security Council.

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