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Trump's National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat discussing Yemen military strikes after mistakenly saving Goldberg's number months earlier.

An internal investigation revealed Waltz's iPhone inadvertently saved Goldberg's number under NSC spokesperson Brian Hughes' contact during the 2024 campaign.

Trump considered firing Waltz but decided against it, reportedly more angered that Waltz had Goldberg's number than that classified discussions occurred on an unclassified platform.

The White House had authorized continued Signal use in the absence of secure alternatives.

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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"We investigated ourselves, and found it to be the phone's falt."

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think I’m even more scared now that this has gone from “potentially screwing up by adding the wrong person to a Signal group,” to “doesn’t even know how to add a contact to their iPhone” level of incompetence. How do these people even manage to put on their pants?

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Their tailors sew them on one leg at a time like everybody else’s