The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, published a story Monday, March 24, that claimed he had been inadvertently added to a messaging group of core Trump administration officials. He explained that the “principals committee” revealed details of a forthcoming attack on Houthi rebels (that took place on March 15) and that the security breach could have been potentially devastating.
Naturally, the Fourth Estate took this as a sign that President Trump’s administration was in chaos and duly began crafting a narrative to that effect. But what are the details, and does the excoriation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hold water?
Signals on Signal
The messages were reportedly sent on Signal, a privacy-focused messaging app that uses end-to-end encryption. Goldberg writes that he was added to a group on the platform by National…
