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President Donald Trump is reportedly livid after National Security Advisor Mike Waltz appeared on Fox News, stating he would “figure out” how a news editor ended up in an encrypted White House group chat.
Waltz now faces potential dismissal after mistakenly adding the journalist to a chat where high-ranking officials—including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Middle East and Ukraine negotiator Steve Witkoff—discussed sensitive plans for striking Houthi targets in Yemen
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz admitted to accidentally adding The Atlantic‘s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to the Signal group chat but insisted there would be an investigation into how it happened.
Speaking with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Waltz stated that while he takes “full responsibility” for the leak, his team is determined to “figure out how this happened.”
Although Trump initially praised Waltz in public following the leak, he was reportedly furious behind closed doors, even contemplating firing him over the blunder.
President Trump reportedly turned to his aides and allies, asking, “Should I fire him?”
However, insiders close to the president say he has opted to keep Waltz in his role, aiming to avoid the high staff turnover that plagued his first term.
A White House source stated, “Mike is gonna make it. Now it’s up to Mike to make things better.”
Goldberg claimed he withheld certain details that could have endangered U.S. troops, citing the “shocking recklessness of this Signal conversation.” However, he did release portions of the exchange, including a message from Vice President J.D. Vance stating, “I am not sure the president is aware how inconsistent this is with his message on Europe right now.”
The Atlantic editor revealed that the chat discussions included “precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing.”
The leak—originating from officials using the publicly available encrypted Signal messaging app—has raised serious concerns about the mishandling of national security information. Federal law mandates that such sensitive details be communicated exclusively through government-approved secure platforms. As a result, multiple individuals involved in the chat have been called to testify before Congress.
On Tuesday, the White House targeted Goldberg during a press event, despite his decision to withhold certain military strike details from his report for national security reasons.
Addressing reporters, Trump dismissed the controversy, stating:
“That’s an app that a lot of people use. And somebody got on. And I happen to know, the guy’s a total sleazebag. The Atlantic—The Atlantic is a failed magazine. Does very, very poorly. Nobody gives a d— about it. This gives it a little bit of a shot.”
