Trump has downplayed the significance of a leak involving secret war plans shared with journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, expressing support for NSA Mike Waltz who initiated the chat with Goldberg. Despite internal calls for Waltz's resignation, Trump considers the leak a minor issue, stating that the military actions discussed were successful. He claimed ignorance of the details at a press conference, while Goldberg revealed that the White House was informed about the leak hours before Trump's comments, leading to criticism of the administration's transparency.
Trump went to bat for Waltz amid a report from Politico that numerous high-level White House aides want the NSA to resign.
I don't know anything about [the leak], Trump said. I'm not a big fan of The Atlantic. To me, it's a magazine that's going out of business.
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