Donald Trump believes that an employee of the national security adviser Mike Waltz allowed Jeffrey Goldberg reporter in a coded group cat that described the war plans of the administration.
Goldberg, the editor -in -chief of the Atlantic Ocean, made the breathtaking revelation on Monday that he was added to a conversation about signal that Waltz and 17 other staff employees included.
Trump has largely stood with Waltz and even suggested that the security adviser would lead his own research into the incident, while the Goldberg of the Atlantic Ocean called a 'total Smeasbag' who had made up stories in the past.
Trump spoke with Newsmax on Tuesday, revealed how he believes that Goldberg was added to the call.
“What it was, we believe, is someone who was at stake with permission, someone who worked with Mike Waltz, worked for Mike Waltz, at a lower level, had Goldberg's number or called the app, and somehow this guy ended up,” he said.
Trump added that the call was 'not classified, as I understand' and noted that the attack on the Houthis had planned the group chat 'a huge success'.
“I can only continue what I was told, I was not involved, but I feel very comfortable,” Trump told Newsmax.
He added that he showed loyalty to his people in contrast to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, who treated scooter Libby 'terribly' after he was convicted of four counts of meineed, obstruction of justice and made false statements in 2007 for interfering with a special public prosecutor.
Donald Trump is of the opinion that an employee of the national security adviser Mike Waltz allocated reporter Jeffrey Goldberg on a group text that unveiled the war plans of the administration
Trump has largely been with Waltz and even suggested that he will lead the investigation into the incident, while he called Goldberg a 'total Smeasbag' who had made up stories in the past
Trump told reporters in the White House on Monday that he had not seen the Atlantic story: 'I don't know anything about it. I am not a big fan of the Atlantic Ocean. It is for me, it is a magazine that goes bankrupt. '
When they pressed over the signal chat, Trump said: 'It could not have been very effective because the attack was very effective. I can tell you that I don't know anything about it. You tell me about it for the first time. '
The next day, Trump doubled even harder and declined Goldberg's reputation as a reporter.
'I know by chance, the man is a total Smeasbag. The Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean is a failed magazine. Does very, very bad, nobody gives nothing. This gives it a bit of a shot. '
He continued by claiming that the Atlantic Ocean 'made up more stories' and later said that Goldberg 'was actually bad for the country'.
“And it's just a failing magazine and the audience understands that,” said Trump.
He then focused his attention on Waltz, who was sitting next to the president's ambassador choices.
“He is a very good man. That man is a very good man there who criticizes you so much, “said Trump. “He is a very good man and he will continue to do well.”
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic Ocean, made the breathtaking revelation on Monday when he was added to a conversation about Signal, a coded Message app with Waltz and 17 other employees
Emojis and congratulations appeared in the text chain after a successful mission
In an interview earlier on Tuesday with NBC News, Trump suggested that it was not a waltz, but an unnamed assistant who accidentally added Goldberg to the group chat.
During the ambassadors' meeting, Trump said that Waltz did not have to apologize.
“No, I don't think he should apologize. I think he's doing his best. It is equipment and technology that is not perfect, and he will probably not use it anymore, at least not in the near future, “Trump said.
National security adviser Mike Waltz started the chat, including users who were identified as vice -president VANCE, State Secretary Marco Rubio, Minister of Defense Pete Hegseeth and director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, a CIA -representative, Stephen Stephen Stephen Stephen step
For a long time Washington DC journalist Goldberg was shocked to be part of what a very confidential conversation should have been.
“It should of course be his but I will say that I have never been invited to a white house director-committee meeting, and that in my many years of reporting on issues in the field of national security I had never heard that a commercial Message app was called together,” he wrote in the Atlantic Ocean.
On the Bulwark -Podcast Goldberg said that his first reaction to receiving the messages was: “If this is real, why on earth do I have?”
Goldberg revealed that the chat also contained the name of a secret CIA agent.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseeth (depicted) denied the story full – despite the National Security Council that seemed to confirm the validity – and called Goldberg a serial liar
“I withheld her name – they called someone who is an active CIA officer in this thread who is on a signal – and I withheld it, I did not post it in the story because she is undercover,” he said.
The shocking story shows that operational details were unknowingly revealed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseeth, a former Fox News -Gastheer, is now under the microscope over the coarse failures.
Goldberg noted that “Pete Hegseeth, the Minister of Defense, had sent the war plan at 11:44 am.” The bombs started to fall into Yemen around 2 p.m.
While he spoke with reporters in Hawaii, Hegseeth claimed that Goldberg had not got hold of the confidential messages.
“You are talking about a deceptive and very discredit so -called journalist who has made a profession time and time again to paddle Hoaxes,” said Hegseeth.
On the Bulwark -Podcast Miller Goldberg asked whether he would consider publishing the messages to prove the legitimacy of his claim.
“Maybe in the coming days I can let you know,” ok, I have a plan to have this material screened publicly, “said Goldberg.
“But I'm not going to say that now, because there are many conversations that have to be done about that.”
Goldberg doubled and said that the group chat messages include “who they tried to kill in the next two hours.” He hit Trump's team as 'defensive'.
“At such moments, when they are under pressure because they are caught with their hand in the cookie jar or whatever, you know, they will literally say something to get from the moment,” Goldberg said.
“As much as I enjoy the reporting of the national security investigation, I don't need strike plans two hours before a launch,” he added.
“That shouldn't come to my phone. I mean, I take this stuff very, very seriously and I take the responsibility not to let Americans kill very, very seriously. '
