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Just seven days after the Signal chat scandal erupted, the White House announced that it doesn’t want to talk about it anymore. In fact, it was Monday when press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that, as far as she and her colleagues are concerned, “this case has been closed.”
In public, President Trump has defended his national security adviser. But behind the scenes, he has cast around for advice.
Michael Waltz allegedly used personal Gmail account for government communications. A senior aide reportedly used Gmail to share sensitive military positions.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Michael Waltz has created multiple other Signal chats to discuss national security matters with officials. Plus, Rep. Jason Crow joins to discuss the threat posed to servicemembers by these Signal chats and his new legislation to end dark money in elections.
When Donald Trump selected Mike Waltz to serve as national security adviser, the choice was widely seen as win-win: A combat veteran with four Bronze Stars would bring his judgment to the White House and his deep-red Florida House district was safe in Republican hands.
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New York Magazine on MSNWill Trump Fire Mike Waltz Over the Leaked Signal Group Chat?Despite calls for Mike Waltz or Pete Hegseth to resign, so far White House officials are bashing only The Atlantic. Here’s the latest on the debacle.
The White House has declared the controversy around a Signal chat for a military strike that inadvertently included a journalist to be “closed,” but the episode has left some in President Trump’s
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National security advisor Michael Waltz commented on the Signal text chain leak during an appearance on "The Ingraham Angle."