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From The Hill: The Atlantic has published the Signal group chat messages among national security leaders that were inadvertently shared with Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, noting administration officials said Tuesday they were not classified.
The published chats show the internal discussions Goldberg described in a Monday article, with figures including Vice President Vance discussing the merits of an airstrike on Houthi targets in Yemen.
The published chat offers details about the attack that the initial article did not contain, including the specific timeline of the airstrike and what weapons would be used.
President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials have ripped The Atlantic and Goldberg in an effort to discredit their reporting, and in a statement, The Atlantic said it wanted to make public the texts so that people could see them for themselves.
“There is a clear public interest in disclosing the sort of information that Trump advisers included in nonsecure communications channels, especially because senior administration figures are attempting to downplay the significance of the messages that were shared,” wrote Goldberg and fellow reporter Shane Harris.
The Atlantic declared since multiple officials on the group chat, including National Intellligenge Director Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliff, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, have all said there was no classified information on the chat, they are free to release the information to the public.
CLICK HERE to view the new report published by The Atlantic on Wednesday.
Screenshots of the newly released texts are now circulating on social media.
“TEAM UPDATE: TIME NOW (1144et): Weather is FAVORABLE. Just CONFIRMED w/CENTCOM we are a GO for mission launch. 1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package). 1345: ‘Trigger Based’ F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME – also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s),” Hegseth wrote in one text to the group.
“1410: More F-18s LAUNCH (2nd strike package). 1415: Strike Drones on Target (THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, pending earlier ‘Trigger Based’ targets). 1536 F-18 2nd Strike Starts – also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched,” Hegseth’s message read. “Godspeed to our Warriors,” he adds.
BREAKING from The Atlantic:
Editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg has released the Signal war plans text thread:
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal. https://t.co/CbFDHzgEGf pic.twitter.com/B36PBLpdmj
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 26, 2025
A scrolling video is also circulating of the entire group chat:
Der @TheAtlantic hat soeben den kompletten Chatverlauf aus der Signal-Gruppe veröffentlicht. https://t.co/9UlD04brOQ pic.twitter.com/wJYjVtLg1B
— Bastian Brauns (@BastianBrauns) March 26, 2025
Not classified information, not war plans, according to the Trump administration. https://t.co/8d0HS25Wnb pic.twitter.com/AAaqVXXqer
— Alex Marquardt (@MarquardtA) March 26, 2025
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz responded to the bombshell release with the following statement on X Wednesday morning:
No locations.
No sources & methods.
NO WAR PLANS.
Foreign partners had already been notified that strikes were imminent.
BOTTOM LINE: President Trump is protecting America and our interests.
No locations.
No sources & methods.
NO WAR PLANS.
Foreign partners had already been notified that strikes were imminent.
BOTTOM LINE: President Trump is protecting America and our interests.
— Mike Waltz (@MikeWaltz47) March 26, 2025
Vice President Vance wrote: “It’s very clear Goldberg oversold what he had. But one thing in particular really stands out. Remember when he was attacking Ratcliffe for blowing the cover for a CIA agent? Turns out Ratcliffe was simply naming his chief of staff.”
It’s very clear Goldberg oversold what he had. But one thing in particular really stands out.
Remember when he was attacking Ratcliffe for blowing the cover for a CIA agent? Turns out Ratcliffe was simply naming his chief of staff. https://t.co/BUGbX6gZDZ
— JD Vance (@JDVance) March 26, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt wrote, “The Atlantic has conceded: these were NOT “war plans.” This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin.”
The Atlantic has conceded: these were NOT “war plans.”
This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin. pic.twitter.com/atGrDd2ymr
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) March 26, 2025
Waltz discussed the fiasco in an interview with Fox News reporter Laura Ingraham Tuesday night, and said he hoped The Atlantic would not release the contents of the chat, because it was “sensitive information” but not “classified.”
BREAKING: Embattled National Security Advisor (@MikeWaltz47) says he takes full responsibility for the national security breach—but cannot explain how a journalist ended up on a call discussing war plans. He urges the journalist not to release all information, including… pic.twitter.com/wuWvdHGyKd
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) March 26, 2025
Adrienne LaFrance, executive editor for The Atlantic, posted a link to the new report with the entire chat Wednesday morning and wrote, “The Trump administration is misleading the public by downplaying what was in the Signal messages @JeffreyGoldberg received. People should see the texts for themselves. Here you go:”
The Trump administration is misleading the public by downplaying what was in the Signal messages @JeffreyGoldberg received.
People should see the texts for themselves.
Here you go: https://t.co/9DlmgdVMf1
— Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) March 26, 2025
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