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Topics: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, US News, News
Gerrard Kaonga
Topics: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, US News, News
Both Donald Trump and Elon Musk have had fiery responses to news that an Atlantic journalist was mistakenly granted access to classified information about an upcoming attack in Yemen.
Donald Trump’s administration is currently coming under fire after an incident that saw The Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg added to a Signal group chat by mistake, seemingly by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.
Trump was asked about the alleged security leak when quizzed by reporters at the White House on Monday (March 25).
Most shockingly, the group, which included top Trump administration officials, were discussing an upcoming attack that was set to go against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to Goldberg.
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He claimed he had seen classified military plans, 'including information about targets, weapons the U.S. would be deploying' two hours before the bombs struck.
Trump was asked about this apparent security issue, but simply said ‘I don’t know anything about it’ before launching an attack on The Atlantic publication.
He said: “I’m not a big fan of The Atlantic. To me, it’s a magazine that’s going out of business. I think it is not much of a magazine, but I know nothing about it.
After asking for more clarity from the reporter, Trump added: “Well, it couldn’t be very effective, the attack on the Houthis was very effective, I can tell you that.
“You are telling me about it for the first time.”
In expected fashion, Musk took to Twitter to voice his opinion on the matter.
Musk shared a joke posted by the satirical publication, The Babylon Bee, that read ‘4D Chess: Genius Trump Leaks War Plans To 'The Atlantic' Where No One Will Ever See Them.’
The billionaire tech mogul added: “Best place to hide a dead body is page 2 of The Atlantic magazine, because no one ever goes there.”
Goldberg has already spoken about the incident and told PBS that it is fortunate he was added and not someone who supports the Houthis.
Speaking to PBS, he said: "If they were going to pick an errant phone number, I mean at least it wasn't somebody who supported the Houthis, because they were actually handing out information that I believe could have endangered the lives of American service people who were involved in that operation."
"The attacks on the Houthis have been highly successful and effective," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, as reported by the BBC.
"President Trump continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz."