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This appears to be an authentic message chain, and we are reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain,
NSC spokesman Brian Hughes wrote in a statement to The Atlantic
What you did see, though, I think, was top-level officials doing their job, doing it well and executing on a plan with precision,
said JohnsonVice President Vance unequivocally supports this administration’s foreign policy,
Martin said in a statement to The Atlantic
I am not sure the president is aware how inconsistent this is with his message on Europe right now,
Vance reportedly wrote on Signal
The information contained in [the Signal messages], if they had been read by an adversary of the United States, could conceivably have been used to harm American military and intelligence personnel, particularly in the broader Middle East, Central Command’s area of responsibility,
wrote Goldberg
Nobody was texting war plans, and that's all I have to say about that,
Hegseth said on Monday