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Last Updated:March 26, 2025, 22:32 IST
Goldberg has said he asked the White House if it opposed publication and that the White House responded that it would prefer he did not publish
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks next to President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US. (IMAGE: REUTERS file)
As The Atlantic released the entire Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials Wednesday, US Vice President JD Vance said that Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg “oversold" the story.
“It’s very clear (Jeffrey) Goldberg oversold what he had," Vance posted on X, referring to the Atlantic editor-in-chief who was mistakenly included in the group chat of top Trump officials discussing military plans.
It’s very clear Goldberg oversold what he had. But one thing in particular really stands out.Remember when he was attacking Ratcliffe for blowing the cover for a CIA agent? Turns out Ratcliffe was simply naming his chief of staff. https://t.co/BUGbX6gZDZ
— JD Vance (@JDVance) March 26, 2025
The chat thread where US President Donald Trump’s administration is seen discussing the airstrikes on Yemeni Houthi militants and which showed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact times of warplane launches, strike packages and targets — before the men and women flying those attacks against Yemen’s Houthis this month on behalf of the United States were airborne.
The disclosure follows two intense days during which Trump’s senior most Cabinet members of his intelligence and defense agencies have struggled to explain how details that current and former US officials have said would have been classified wound up on an unclassified Signal chat that included the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief.
Hegseth has refused to comment on whether he posted classified information onto Signal and has scoffed at questions, saying he did not reveal “war plans".
Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe told members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that it was up to Hegseth to determine whether the information he was posting was classified or not.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the US Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said it was a mistake that the editor of The Atlantic was added to a Signal messaging chat discussing sensitive war plans, when she appeared before the House of Representatives hearing on Worldwide Threats.
What was revealed was jaw-dropping in its specificity and includes the type of information that is kept to a very close hold to protect the operational security of a military strike.
In the group chat, Hegseth posted:
“1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package)"
“1345: ‘Trigger Based’ F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME – also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s)"
“1410: More F-18s LAUNCH (2nd strike package)"
“1415: Strike Drones on Target (THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, pending earlier ‘Trigger Based’ targets)"
“1536 F-18 2nd Strike Starts – also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched."
“MORE TO FOLLOW (per timeline)"
“We are currently clean on OPSEC" — that is, operational security.
“Godspeed to our Warriors."
Goldberg has said he asked the White House if it opposed publication and that the White House responded that it would prefer he did not publish.
Location :Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
First Published:March 26, 2025, 19:17 IST
News world 'Second Strike Starts...': After US Blunder, Atlantic Releases Full Chat On Houthi Attack Plans
