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Whether it’s the Russia hoax or making up lies about Gold Star families, and this one in particular I’ve never met, don’t know, never communicated with, and we are looking into and reviewing how the heck he got into this room.
Earlier this week, Waltz said
The public has a right to know if there's a massive security breach in the national security apparatus of the United States. There's obvious proof here that national security officials we're talking about real-time intelligence and military information on an open source messaging app that they're not supposed to use for that sort of thing,
Goldberg said
If I'm such a nefarious character, ... why am I in Mike Waltz's phone? Why does he have my phone number? Why is he including me in this chat? And what do you expect a reporter to do when you learn interesting information about the way an administration is contemplating military action? What do they really think is going to happen?"
Goldberg saidI'm just not going to comment on my relationship with Mike Waltz,
Goldberg told CBS News in an interview WednesdayIf your eyeballs see us together, then I guess your eyeballs are seeing us together,
Goldberg said of the photosNo it wasn't classified, as I understand it. There was no classified information,
he said
What it was, we believe, is somebody that was on the line with permission, somebody that was with Mike Waltz, worked with Mike Waltz at a lower level, had, I guess Goldberg's
Trump said in an interview with Newsmax, referring to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic
I withheld her name - they named somebody who's an active CIA officer in this thread which is on Signal - and I withheld it, I didn't put it in the story, because she's undercover,
he saidWell, they did promise to be the most transparent White House ever
When asked about the Goldberg report, Doocy quipped
The information, as published recently, appears to me to be of such a sensitive nature that, based on my knowledge, I would have wanted it classified,
Wicker said
The secretary of defense should be fired immediately if he's not man enough to own up to his mistakes and resign in disgrace,
House Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries told MSNBC
It does tell the world that many of the folks in crucial roles are sloppy and indifferent to basic information security,
Galdieri said
I built the group; my job is to make sure everything's coordinated."
He later
That sort of thing can lead to tensions between the military and civilian leadership in ways that can get unpredictable,
said GaldieriHave you ever had somebody’s contact that shows their name and then you have somebody else’s number there? ... Of course I didn’t see this loser in the group. It looked like someone else. Whether he did it deliberately or it happened in some other technical mean is something we’re trying to figure out.”
When the Fox host asked how Mr Goldberg’s number ended up in the group, Mr Waltz responded
The strikes against the Houthis that night were devastatingly effective. And I’m incredibly proud of the courage and skill of the troops. And they are ongoing and continue to be devastatingly affected,
Mr Hegseth said
The secretary of defence is the original classification authority for DOD in deciding what would be classified information,
Mr Ratcliffe saidIf you compare what's going on with this Signal chat drama that the liberals and the Democrats want to keep talking about, compare that to the failure of Joe Biden's foreign policy,
he saidIf I'm a hostile or unfriendly power, that's useful information to have,
Galdieri saidThere weren't details, and there was nothing in there that compromised, and it had no impact on the attack, which was very successful,
Trump told podcaster Vince Coglianese when asked about the latest revelations