Trump gives « The Atlantic » editor-in-chief interview-Diepresse.com
From “curiosity” Trump wants to give journalists an interview to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg. He wanted to « just see » whether the magazine could also write the truth.
Against the background of the affair about the admission of journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in a Chat Group of the US government, US President Donald Trump has announced that Goldberg would be given an interview. The reason for the conversation with the editor -in -chief of « The Atlantic » is a curiosity, Trump wrote in online services on Thursday. He added « just to see » whether the magazine could also write the truth, he added.
After all, Goldberg was responsible for « many invented stories » about him, Trump continued. According to him, the interview should be led on Thursday.
Accidentally landed in chat
Goldberg had apparently accidentally added to a chat in the messenger service Signal, in which US defense minister Pete HegsethUS foreign minister Marco Rubiothe national security advisor Mike WaltzVice President Jd vance And other senior government members exchanged attacks on the Houthi militia in Yemen in March.
Goldberg made the incident public in an article, later his magazine screenshots of the chats published, which contained numerous details such as precise attack times and the aircraft used. The opposition Democrats accuse the government of having endangered the life of US soldiers with the disclosure of the military plans. As a consequence, they call for Hegseth’s resignation.
The president denies everything
Representatives of the Trump government, on the other hand, deny that secret information had been exchanged in the chat course. The president played the incident and spoke of a « witch hunt » to government members.
Hegseth is also said to have shared the attack plans with his family. The « New York Times“And the transmitter Cnn reported on Sunday that Hegseth shared confidential information from the Department of Defense in March in a private signal chat group. The former television commentator rejected the reports and accused the media of wanting to ruin his reputation. Trump has also stood behind his Minister of Defense. (APA)
