Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg criticized national security adviser Mike Waltz's claim that his phone number was mistakenly included in a group text chat about a planned bombing of Houthi rebels in Yemen. Goldberg dismissed Waltz's explanation as implausible, asserting that contact information doesn't just appear randomly in phones. This incident, which raised concerns about the national security protocols of the Trump administration, led to significant media coverage regarding the potential breach of security practices among the administration's officials.
Goldberg called Waltz's explanation for his inclusion in the Trump administration's group chat about a Yemen bombing implausible, stating, "My phone number was in his phone because my phone number is in his phone."
Goldberg accused Waltz of misleading the public by insisting he had never met him, saying, "Waltz is telling everyone that he's never met me or spoken to me that's simply not true."
Collection
[
|
...
]