President Donald Trump reflected on Signalgate, an incident where a journalist joined a private Signal group chat of his advisers discussing a US military operation. He advised against using the app for security, questioning its reliability. The incident highlighted potential security flaws within the messaging app, particularly when sensitive information about national security was discussed. Trump's comments came in a recent interview with The Atlantic, where he also defended his officials involved in the breach. The incident serves as a reminder for the need for stringent communication protocols within the administration.
I would frankly tell these people not to use Signal, although it's been used by a lot of people. I wouldn't want to use it.
Last month, The Atlantic's editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat by the White House National security advisor.
Goldberg said the group chat was called 'Houthi PC small group' and included other officials... discussing details of a planned US strike.
Trump initially said he didn't know about the security breach. He later defended Waltz and Hegseth, saying he would not fire them over this incident.
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