Trump’s government gets into explanation because of a secret chat affair

After Dramatic security breakdown of the US government with a explosive secret chat The white house and those involved strive to limit damage. president Donald Trump Returned the allegations against his team and, in particular, protected his national security advisor, Mike Waltz.

Instead, Trump attacked the journalist of the US magazine « The Atlantic », who had disclosed the security failure. Trump also argued that no secret information had been exchanged in the group.

According to the “Atlantic” article, Waltz should have been responsible for the fact that the editor-in-chief of the magazine, Jeffrey Goldberg, gained access to the sensitive communication around a US military impact against the Huthi militia in Yemen. According to her own, Goldberg-probably accidentally-was invited to the group chat of several ministers and senior government members and was able to read plans for the upcoming US military campaign in Yemen live.

The fact that rank -high government members replace sensitive information about the commercial app signal causes outrage. The fact that details were discussed there about an upcoming military strike – and a journalist was accidentally included in the group ensures bewilderness. The significant misstep beats high waves in the United States. Democrats call for personnel consequences.

Trump calls Goldberg « opposing »

Trump wiped all of this aside, played down the breakdown and instead passed the counterattack. The « Atlantic » magazine is a failed medium and the journalist concerned is a « resilient » that was « bad for the country », the president scolded. Signal in turn is an app « that many people use » and the allegations against Waltz are unfair. « He is a very good man and he will continue to do a good job. »

Waltz himself also tried to dismiss the severe misstep. « There are many journalists in this city who have made a big name by inventing lies about this president, » he said. He has never met the journalist who spread this story. « I don’t know him, never communicated with him. » It is currently being examined how « how to the devil » he got into the group chat.

In view of the explosive content, the White House had already tried to reject the incident politically. In an email, there was talk of a « coordinated attempt » to distract from the success of the Trump government. Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said it was crucial that « terrorists were killed ». According to the Huthi, at least 53 people died in the air strikes in mid -March.

Top officials wind themselves

While the White House wiped off, two top officials visibly came into explanatory shortage at a hearing before the US Senate’s secret service shot. Secret service coordinator Tulsi Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe saw themselves exposed to sharp questions from the democratic opposition: How could a journalist get into the group at all? Why did top officials use an encrypted but privately operated app like signal for potentially safety -relevant communication? And how secret were the information that was shared there?

During the sometimes heated hearing, Gabard did not even want to directly confirm that she was part of the group chat at all. Ratcliffe, on the other hand, admitted this – and answered the question of whether, in addition to him, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and others was also gifted in the chat group: « I think yes. »

The secret service coordinator assured several times that the chat had not replaced any information classified as confidential. Ratcliffe emphasized that his own contributions were « completely permissible » and had « no closure matters ». But when it came to concrete content, both remained vague.

Democrat bursts the collar

How this presentation fits with the « Atlantic » article-according to which Hegseth is said to have shared a detailed operational plan in the morning of a US air strike in the chat group. Neither Gabard nor Ratcliffe wanted to confirm this description. They stated not to remember the corresponding details or referred to any other place: the Pentagon was responsible.

The collar finally burst the democratic Senator Mark Warner. Both could not be correct – that no confidential information had been exchanged and at the same time any information about the content is refused. It is also « amazing » that nobody is ready to admit an error. The Democrat was also indignant about the tone against European partners in the chat course.

Deep contempt for Europe

In fact, the extracts from the group chat published by the « Atlantic » show a remarkable contempt for Europe. For example, Vance is quoted with the words: « I just hate helping Europe out of the term. » Another participant who is supposed to be Hegseth replies: « I full your disgust of European pod. That is pathetic. »

One goal of the massive US air strikes on Huthi positions in mid-March was according to US information to make the shipping routes safe again. The user, who is supposed to be Vance, initially expressed doubts: only three percent of the US trade ran over the Suez Canal, while the European share was 40 percent. The American public may not understand the use.

Trump also sees Europeans as a parasite

The Huthi militia supported by Iran has always attacked ships in the Red Sea or in the Gulf of Aden since the beginning of the Gaza War. The passage through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal is the shortest connection between Asia and Europe for cargo ships.

Vance and Hegseth alluded to the chat that Europe benefits from when the United States secured the shipping routes there. Trump also later shared the assessment that Europe Schmarotze – but not in a secret chat, but openly, at a press appointment.