The messages, which The Atlantic first reported on Monday, discussed plans for strikes in Yemen, along with other sensitive national security matters. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from this national security failure:Using Signal To Discuss National Security IssuesThe Trump administration’s decision to use a third-party messaging app like Signal flies in the face of basic operational security measures. Repeated Denials That These Texts Weren’t ‘War Plans’ Fall FlatAfter Goldberg published his initial story saying Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, accidentally added him to the Signal group, Trump’s team pushed back on the claim that they ever discussed war plans. “The Atlantic released the so-called ‘war plans’ and those ‘plans’ include: No names. And no classified information.”Advertisement“Those are some really shitty war plans,” Hegseth added.

Source: Huffington Post March 26, 2025 22:08 UTC