Ministers' war chat
Trump: Journalist is a "complete pile of crap"
Jeffrey Goldberg, the journalist who exposed the war chat, is a "complete pile of crap" and "nobody gives a shit" about this matter, US President Donald Trump tells reporters.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has "nothing to apologize for," according to Trump. Mike Waltz, who invited Goldberg to the chat on the Signal app, says that they are now investigating how Goldberg was invited to the chat, Reuters reports.
Donald Trump also reiterates his administration's new claim that no classified information was sent in the chat.
Trump is asked if he agrees that Europe is "parasitizing" the United States, as Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in the chat.
- Yes, I think they have, Trump replies according to AFP.
Voices on the war chat
Speaker: "They tried to do a good job"
House Speaker Mike Johnson believes it would be a "terrible mistake" if there were negative consequences for any of the people involved in the leak of military plans in a group chat on Signal, he says according to the AP.
- They tried to do a good job, the mission was carried out with precision. I think that's what matters in the end. They will solve it.
Atlantic journalist and editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a group chat on the app Signal where Donald Trump's closest aides discussed and planned the attacks against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
During his first term as president, President Donald Trump repeatedly said that Hillary Clinton should have been imprisoned because, as Secretary of State, she communicated with aides through a private email server.
White House: A coordinated attempt to distract from Trump's successes
The White House goes on the attack in a new statement about the notorious war chats between ministers and high-ranking officials in the Trump administration.
"Democrats and their allies in the media" seem to have forgotten that Donald Trump has killed terrorists, it is stated in the statement titled "The Trump Administration Made the Houthi Terrorists Pay".
In bold, the White House then writes:
"This is a coordinated attempt to distract from President Trump's successful actions".
Earlier in the day, Donald Trump himself said that the chat was "a miss".
Trump's managers hold the line - no mistakes were made
CIA Director John Ratcliffe and National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard are following the new line from the White House and claim that no classified information was shared in the infamous war chat and that no mistakes were made.
They were both participants in the chat and were questioned today in the annual Senate hearings, Reuters reports.
Ratcliffe was also asked if it was a mistake to invite a journalist to the chat and he answered "no".
Democratic Senator Mark Warner said in his part of the Ratcliffe and Gabbard hearing that they might as well "release all the messages" from the chat because they still claim that nothing classified was discussed.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe and National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard are following the new line from the White House and claim that no classified information was shared in the infamous war chat and that no mistakes were made.
They were both participants in the chat and were questioned today in the annual Senate hearings, Reuters reports.
Ratcliffe was also asked if it was a mistake to invite a journalist to the chat and he answered "no".
Democratic Senator Mark Warner said in his part of the Ratcliffe and Gabbard hearing that they might as well "release all the messages" from the chat because they still claim that nothing classified was discussed.
Trump: Journalist is a "complete pile of crap"
Jeffrey Goldberg, the journalist who exposed the war chat, is a "complete pile of crap" and "nobody gives a shit" about this matter, US President Donald Trump tells reporters.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has "nothing to apologize for," according to Trump. Mike Waltz, who invited Goldberg to the chat on the Signal app, says that they are now investigating how Goldberg was invited to the chat, Reuters reports.
Donald Trump also reiterates his administration's new claim that no classified information was sent in the chat.
Trump is asked if he agrees that Europe is "parasitizing" the United States, as Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in the chat.
- Yes, I think they have, Trump replies according to AFP.
Voices on the war chat
Speaker: "They tried to do a good job"
House Speaker Mike Johnson believes it would be a "terrible mistake" if there were negative consequences for any of the people involved in the leak of military plans in a group chat on Signal, he says according to the AP.
- They tried to do a good job, the mission was carried out with precision. I think that's what matters in the end. They will solve it.
Atlantic journalist and editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a group chat on the app Signal where Donald Trump's closest aides discussed and planned the attacks against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
During his first term as president, President Donald Trump repeatedly said that Hillary Clinton should have been imprisoned because, as Secretary of State, she communicated with aides through a private email server.
White House: A coordinated attempt to distract from Trump's successes
The White House goes on the attack in a new statement about the notorious war chats between ministers and high-ranking officials in the Trump administration.
"Democrats and their allies in the media" seem to have forgotten that Donald Trump has killed terrorists, it is stated in the statement titled "The Trump Administration Made the Houthi Terrorists Pay".
In bold, the White House then writes:
"This is a coordinated attempt to distract from President Trump's successful actions".
Earlier in the day, Donald Trump himself said that the chat was "a miss".
Voices about the war chat
Democrats demand that Hegseth and Waltz resign
Several senators express strong doubts about the claim that no classified information was shared by the ministers in the leaked war chats, Reuters reports.
– I find it hard to believe that military targets, timing and weapons are not classified information, said independent Senator Angus King during the Senate hearing on Tuesday.
Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Warner are demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz resign after the incident. In a video posted on X, Warner calls the actions “reckless and careless.”
“When the stakes are this high, incompetence is not an option,” he writes.
Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, for his part, is reacting to CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s response of “I don’t remember” to a series of questions about the content of the chat group during the hearing.
“We will have the full transcript of this conversation, and your testimony will be carefully compared to the content,” he says.
Democrats demand that Hegseth and Waltz resign
Several senators express strong doubts about the claim that no classified information was shared by the ministers in the leaked war chats, Reuters reports.
– I find it hard to believe that military targets, timing and weapons are not classified information, said independent Senator Angus King during the Senate hearing on Tuesday.
Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Warner are demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz resign after the incident. In a video posted on X, Warner calls the actions “reckless and careless.”
“When the stakes are this high, incompetence is not an option,” he writes.
Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, for his part, is reacting to CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s response of “I don’t remember” to a series of questions about the content of the chat group during the hearing.
“We will have the full transcript of this conversation, and your testimony will be carefully compared to the content,” he says.
Experts: “Shows unrestrained contempt for Europe”
Jan Hallenberg, an expert on American security and foreign policy, says he has been counting the weeks until Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would “step on the piano”. Now it has happened, and it will happen again, he believes.
– It is amateurish and infantile, says Hallenberg about the leaked chat to TV4 Nyheterna.
Security experts that GP has spoken to also describe the incident as extremely serious. But the fact that President Donald Trump and his ministers deny that classified information was shared in the chat makes it difficult to predict the consequences.
– The normal rules of the game obviously no longer apply, says Tony Ingesson, a researcher in intelligence analysis at Lund University.
In the leaked chat, the ministers also speak disparagingly about Europe. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth writes that it is “pathetic” how Europe is parasitizing on the United States. The statement is in line with the tough and provocative messages that Hegseth has delivered about Europe before, says political scientist Björn Fägersten to DN.
– This is an extra level that shows such unbridled contempt for Europe.
Jan Hallenberg, an expert on American security and foreign policy, says he has been counting the weeks until Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would “step on the piano”. Now it has happened, and it will happen again, he believes.
– It is amateurish and infantile, says Hallenberg about the leaked chat to TV4 Nyheterna.
Security experts that GP has spoken to also describe the incident as extremely serious. But the fact that President Donald Trump and his ministers deny that classified information was shared in the chat makes it difficult to predict the consequences.
– The normal rules of the game obviously no longer apply, says Tony Ingesson, a researcher in intelligence analysis at Lund University.
In the leaked chat, the ministers also speak disparagingly about Europe. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth writes that it is “pathetic” how Europe is parasitizing on the United States. The statement is in line with the tough and provocative messages that Hegseth has delivered about Europe before, says political scientist Björn Fägersten to DN.
– This is an extra level that shows such unbridled contempt for Europe.
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