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Earlier this week, a journalist claimed he was added to a Signal group chat where Trump administration officials discussed plans for striking Yemen. What actually happened, and how has the Trump administration responded?
From The Epoch Times. President Donald Trump’s top national security officials are facing questions this week after a journalist reported that he was added to an encrypted group chat where administration officials appeared to be discussing plans for renewed U.S. strikes in Yemen.
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On March 15, U.S. forces began launching airstrikes and missile attacks targeting Yemen’s Houthis, a U.S.-designated terrorist group. …
In a March 24 article, The Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported that someone with access to a group chat on the Signal messaging app added him to a chat channel titled “Houthi PC small group” on March 13, about two full days before the renewed U.S. strikes on Yemen began.
Recounting the episode, Goldberg reported that the Signal user who brought him onto the chat was named “Michael Waltz,” the same name as Trump’s national security adviser. It was there on this chat channel that several other Signal users discussed the planning to begin striking targets in Yemen.
Goldberg provided some copies of the text messages that flowed through the chat group and described other elements of the discussion in looser detail.
At one point in his summary of the incident, Goldberg alleged that a Signal user, whom he believes was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, described the timing, targets, and specific weapons to be used in the renewed strikes on Yemen. …
A spokesman for the National Security Council has since told The Epoch Times that the conversation Goldberg described in his article “appears to be authentic.” …
What Is Signal?
Since this Signal chat leaked to Goldberg, lawmakers have begun asking whether the private texting application is an appropriate venue for the discussions that took place.
The Signal Technology Foundation, which developed the texting app, has said its product has “state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption” and runs on an open-source protocol. …
At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on March 25, CIA Director John Ratcliffe—whom Goldberg reported had appeared on the Yemen Signal chat—said CIA staff loaded the app onto his work computer and briefed him as to its appropriate uses. …
No Classified Information Shared: Officials
The Trump administration officials involved in the Signal chat have rebutted Goldberg’s suggestions that their conversation included critically sensitive details.
During a stopover in Hawaii on Monday, Hegseth said “nobody was texting war plans.” …
At their Tuesday Senate hearing, Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard—who also was reportedly involved in the Signal chat—both said no classified information was discussed in the chat channel Goldberg saw. …
Calls for Investigation Mount
While the National Security Council is reviewing how Goldberg came to be added to the chat, calls are continuing to mount for an external investigation of the matter. …
Speaking with reporters on Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said the Senate would look into the matter. …
Trump Stands by Waltz
While Goldberg’s reporting suggests Waltz added him to the Yemen signal chat, the president has continued to publicly support his national security adviser.
Addressing reporters at a White House event on Tuesday, Trump said that despite the chat group leak, the renewed U.S. strikes on the Houthis have been a resounding success.
He also said that government employees widely use the Signal app and that no classified information was shared in this particular channel.
Trump attributed the leak episode to a fault in the technology and suggested that officials might reduce usage of the app. …
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(Excerpt from The Epoch Times. Photo Credit: The White House/Flickr)
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Father, In Romans 8:28 Your word says we know that You cause all things to work together for good to those who love You and are called according to Your purpose.
I pray that You will cause this situation to work according to Your plan. I pray that it will be used for GOOD.
I ask You to stop every plan of the devil to disrupt, distort, and cause division among the Trump administration.
Use this to help them as they continue in the work You have called them to do. In Jesus Name, Amen
I think it is a mistake to assume that MAGA politics are one and the same thing as God’s will. Everyone points to abortion but since the Supreme Court ruling that took the decision to the states, it is not as big an issue at the moment. And there are differences. Big differences. Jesus said that there was no greater love than a man laying down his life for a friend. Jesus said we should love our enemies as much as ourselves. The Bible says that what God requires is for a man to look after the widows and orphans. MAGA HATES woke individuals (with few acceptations). And MAGA is very much focused on ‘what is in my (i.e. America, or what they think is America’s best interest) best interests. MAGA has cast Bill Gates as a villain while he is just the type of person with whom Jesus would have sought out to have dinner and a conversation. He is not a villain. He is a man who walks in darkness. His desire to use his wealth to help the world shows a desire to do what is right. He has, furthermore, influenced other wealthy individuals to also use their wealth for good. He has poured money into stopping the spread of malaria and HIV. He was one of the first to realize that green energy was no answer for the world’s pollution and has poured money into developed a new type of nuclear plant. Yes, he supports abortion (and other causes), but because he wants to do the right thing, there is an opening to talk to him about his support but not if you treat him with contempt or ‘religious’ (not Godly) people continue to spread the lie that he wants to use vaccines to sterilize people. Focusing on what is good for us and ignoring how it impacts the rest of the world is not an attitude that someone who followed Christ would have. The treatment of Ukraine is an abomination before God. There are people living in those lands you want to turn over to Russia. I could go on.
How quickly we call for “greater accountability” and firing of Mike Walz and/or Pete Hegseth! No one on Trump’s cabinet has acknowledged adding this Goldberg man to this chat so as of right now we do not know how he was accidentally added! I do not recall anyone suggesting the firing of joe biden and his incompetent military leaders when 13 military personnel was killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Also the millions of dollars in top of the line military equipment left for the taliban; who was held responsible? Oh that’s right, NO ONE! I trust President Trump and his cabinet! Enough said! FATHER GOD please send YOUR angels to surround and protect and guide President Trump and his cabinet daily! Thank YOU for ordering their steps and directing their path! Also, please put a stop to the activist judges that are ignoring our Constitution trying to stop President Trump from fulfilling his presidential duties! Shut these judges up in JESUS NAME! Amen!
We admire you ‘C’ for your ‘I trust President Trump and his cabinet’. There cannot be many fair-minded people out there that share that view. So, congratulations for standing alone.
I don’t think anyone here has suggested firing anyone. Some of what happened in Afghanistan was due to the military leaders being obligated to follow through with orders from the president and not being given enough time, but, yes, mistakes were made on their part. Biden wasn’t impeached, you are right on that point, but he did not escape without consequences because his legacy took a big hit, and his legacy was important to him. He knows what history will say about what he did.
We have to deal with what is in front of us and has to be dealt with. We cannot go back and change the past. I think people should be free to express concern. Intercessors pray through their concerns. Denying them only means they are not covered with prayers.
I think any reasonable person would understand someone having concerns about Trump’s cabinet. There is not a person on this site who would hire someone to wire their house if they had no experience with wiring a house or allow someone to operate on them who was not a doctor. While some cabinet members were experienced, like Rubio, other members of his cabinet were chosen because of their loyalty to him and not because they had a background for the posts for which they assumed command. Being a military leader of multiple branches and assuming command just as a crisis is occurring requires more than being ‘just’ a surgeon which everyone knows requires a lot of skill and years of experience. Some of us are old enough to know that experience counts for something. So, as intercessors we should acknowledge where the need is and pray into it.
We are well aware of the lies of the devil. We are also aware that this is not only a natural warfare but a spiritual one. As intercessors, we keep the heat on the enemy and we don’t relent. We are over the target and that is why liars are coming out of the woodwork. However, that happened, we know that it will be overstated and blown up to make the team look bad. We know the enemy is running scared because God is exposing the corruption. Do you think that someone else could have set this up? Of course. We can’t leave anything to chance and must continue to ask God to keep shedding His light on the corruption and expose it and the wicked be rooted out of our government.
The depth of this scandal just grows and grows, the article shows that US security officials passwords have been found online, including people in Signal chat. Can you imagine what would be said on this website about this if it had been a Democratic administration???
https://www.wired.com/story/top-trump-officials-phone-numbers-personal-information-online/
Nothing! The demonic democrats have to date had No Accountability since President Johnson lied to us about Vietnam! These demons just appear to keep on sailing along with no correction! The Republican Watergate folks went to prison! What democrat has gone to prison except Rob Blagojevich when he fell out of favor with the democrats? No one. The democrats have gotten rich by lying, cheating, and stealing and all is done is censure and/or talk correction, and the dems stealing, lying, and cheating keeps on rolling along! FATHER GOD please send Accountability to all of the democrats in congress and in our courts! Also send laborers to them for salvation and we claim that they will turn from their wicked, evil ways and get saved in JESUS MIGHTY NAME! Amen!
and um… let’s see, leaders of churches get arrested far less often as convicted felons after they are released from jail, must mean that the justice system goes easy on church leaders, right??? It couldn’t be that church leaders commit fewer crimes than felons. If Republicans are arrested more often (and you bring up watergate, which party was that??) what does that mean? Maybe Republicans commit more crimes. They do.
Thank you standing with your team I think you and they are doing a wonderful job for our country’s citizens and for our standing in the world’s eyes.
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Jeffrey Goldberg has absolutely NO integrity… all he wants is attention to himself.
Pete Hesketh lied. Michael Walz lied. Tulsi Gabbard lied and then lied to congress under oath. John Ratliffe lied and then lied to congress under oath. Jeffrey Goldberg is the only one who told the truth in this entire situation and he was put into a difficult position by both the incompetence and lies of Trump administration officials. How can you write such a statement?
So let me get this straight, everyone lied and is lying except you? I think not!
The truth of what is going on here has nothing to do with me, it is simply a fact that Hesketh, Walz, Gabbard, and Ratliffe all lied. For you to claim otherwise is silly. I am stating facts about that, clearly they all lied.
Did you mention Jill Biden and Hunter Biden being in many Security and Cabinet Meetings? Did they have a Top Secret Security clearance and a need to know? Facts matter. Can you please say for certain that Pete’s wife doesn’t have a TS clearance with a need to know. If you can then we can agree on something.
Jennifer Hegseth is a former Fox News producer. She is not a Defense employee. She serves no purpose in the meetings she attended.
I am praying that the Lord will give you wisdom and guidance as you lead this nation, may the Lord keep you safe from harmsway,and give you victory over your adversaries.
The folks involved in the chat said there was no classified information discussed. If that’s true, then that part needs to rest. However, the truth needs to come out about how the reporter was accepted into the group. Someone who was already in the group had to have let him in. I don’t believe for a moment that top officials did it
Cleary that is not true.
Some clarity is in order. The real victims were our military whose lives were placed in danger as our enemies, who probably heard the communication, may have or could have warned Yemen. If this kind of inappropriate communication was not stopped, future lives would have been at even greater risk as our enemies would have been waiting for the breach and prepared to act on it.
The journalist reported after the event so his reporting what happened did not put our military at risk. It is pointless to blame him. Historically reporters have seen their job to be one of exposing political corruption. He didn’t report the details until Hegseth and the others denied it.
It doesn’t matter if the CIA loaded Signal or not. Hegseth and the others were not supposed to be using it for top secret communications. There were other official ways of doing that.
Prayers need to be made for the safety of our military and for our leaders to take the security of our secrets seriously.
But the discussion below was good because, while some did not seem to understand the situation, some had good insights.
This is supposed to be a prayer link. Not advise link. Father there is much confusion. You are not the author of confusion, Satan is. I bind Satan from this matters resolution. And cast him to the sea.. Bring clarity and direction to our leaders I pray. And smoke out those who are evil in their midst. I ask in Jesus name Amen
Drop the whole discussion and chalk it up to a big mistake. Also, drop Signal and use some other means of secure Communication.
And now it comes out that Hegseth has been taking his wife to meetings with FOREIGN MILITARY leaders.
Clearly, he is not qualified to hold this position!
Is your source reliable. Don’t believe Pete would do anything that would be against protocol. If his wife is present it may be to support him in prayer silently
Pete has been accused in early years of infidelity. God bless him as he brings his wife for accountability. I think they all should. There are many women who would like to bring these awesome men down. Father bless a d protect the men and women of our leadership. In Jesus name Amen
Defense officials confirmed her presence but there were photos and videos showing her entering the room and taking a seat behind her husband.
He is not qualified. He also hired his brother to work in a position for which he is not qualified. He is not qualified, he does not live by a reasonable code of ethics to be in the position he is in.
Susan, how do you know. Do you have insider information?
It has been reported in the news several days ago, complete with photographs. So, hard to deny.
Unfortunately, the news sources on which MAGA relies are notorious for telling their audiences only what they want to hear and leaving out the rest.
For those who are not aware, the news source that broke the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop was not Breitbart, foxnews or the many postings that came later on facebook but the Washington Post. They did so in spite of intense attacks from the rest of the media.
One of the first news sources that broke the story about the Wuhan Lab leak was not any MAGA news sources but the Wall Street Journal.
There are still a few good news sources out there which are mostly neutral and try to report accurately.
While the other news sources abc, CBS, cnn, medical, LIE DAILY!
Well, at the least, CNN, ABC and CBS leave out information and use manipulative language at the same rate as MAGA news sources. So, yes, you make a good point.
Goldberg, and any fake news, such as The Atlantic, are always like this, making any cowardly attempt they can to attack America and President Trump. NO war plans were discussed with that journalist, or any other journalist. The justified attack against houthi terrorists happened without any problem. Pete Hegseth is to be commended for standing strong against these desperate and nasty marxist gaslighting lunatics.
Signal is generally known to be secure. Like President Trump clearly said, if they ever found out that Signal was questionable in any way, this would be addressed, and is always being addressed. However, they were NOT using Signal for top secret classified purposes, including war plans. And that journalist knows he would NOT be allowed in ANY government operation in the first place. Common sense people. Pete Hegseth is a patriot, a Christian and a veteran. He is not an idiot.
Heavenly Father,
We have so many problems in our Nation that the Trump Administration and Doge are finding with years of waste and corruption; it seems strange that the Senate leader would spend any time or our money on an issue where Michael Waltz has admitted responsibility to our President. The President is the Chief Executive Officer of this Nation, and if he is fine, then why more investigation and outcry by the former mainstream press LORD??
LORD, please help our leaders get back to what is important and work together to fix the mess that has been created, so the Nation’s financial mess can be fixed and our Republic saved. It seems to me that is much more important LORD, and where we need YOUR help first above everything else.
Our security is important!
Sounds much like partisan first, believer second Susan? Why the hostility?
Pointing out that the safety of our military is important is not hostile.
FATHER GOD,THANK YOU FOR REVEALING THIS GAP,DOOR TO WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SAFE.I PRAY THAT ANOTHER WAY OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OUR LEADERS BE OPENED THAT CANNOT BE BREACHED. THANK YOU LORD FOR SHOWING US JUST HOW EASY THE ENEMY CAN COME IN ON WHAT WE BELEIVE TO BE SAFE.JERK THE SLACK OUT AND REPAIR THE BREACHS.BLESS US WITH BETTER AND SAFER WAYS OF COMMUNICATION..BLESS OUR POTUS AND ALL IN HIS ADMINISTRATION THAT ARE TRULLY WITH AND FOR HIM AND YOUR WAYS.
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. (Matt 5:43-44) This is Jesus, He tells us that to be like God is to treat all equally, as God causes the sun to shine on the evil and good. IFA takes 3 days to report on the biggest security breach in our history, would they have done the same for Biden, waited 3 days? People on here are trying to find ways to justify this, blame it on deep state, anyone but the administration. Would Christians have treated Biden the same, looked for ways to excuse it, not believe it? What am I missing, why are we not following the teachings of Jesus?
I recommend reading this article from the Family Research Council’s The Washington Stand: https://washingtonstand.com/commentary/top-administration-officials-accidentally-included-journalist-on-signal-chat-discussing-houthi-strikes.
Kristin – TY so very much for sharing that article from The Washington Stand! That was a beautiful example of how News should be reported – and how to include Jesus and a Biblical Worldview into the “mountain” of news media. Despite the opinions of ppl in these chats who are taking strong sides based on their personal political views (and being fairly unpleasant toward each other in a Christian forum….) – there were indeed mistakes made with the handling of sensitive, military operations. They were not necessarily being reckless, but they clearly need to improve their methods of communication regarding National Security matters. However, the President has addressed that, and acknowledged that it won’t happen again!! So we do need to move forward and de-escalate the rhetoric going back and forth on this story.
But this news article very well captured all necessary and relevant points – whether ppl prefer to hear the FULL truth or not – and then concluded with what did Jesus say about this kind of thing? How does this relate to you and me? And what does it reveal within our own Hearts?
How do we navigate the political strife in our nation, from God’s perspective? Etc – etc…..
After this article, I will now highly recommend The Washington Stand – certainly over any MSM org….
Thank you, Kristin and Jeff! We will check it out. I for one would welcome articles that are more balanced, thorough and include a Biblical worldview. Many articles seem to only invite the kind of rhetoric that you mention, which only serves to divide us, and is seldom prayer and intercession.
Praise God that you were blessed with this article, Jeff, like I was. The Washington Stand has been a great source for me in the past. When I read the comments previous to my link, I just knew I needed to share the link to the TWS article.
Thank you Kristin, the article was informative and offered additional details to for analysis. But, it gave the impression that the Signal Service was being used without government approval yet Signal was authorized for use and has been placed on the phones by the government tech offices since 2021 The app was added to the list of pre-approved secure messaging applications for some federal employees, especially those dealing with sensitive but unclassified information. According to various officials, the information was deemed sensitive, but not classified so the use of the app was acceptable under previous and until recently current procedures. In February 2025, the DOD advised that Signal should be used with caution, but fell short of ending its use. Following this incident, the CIA and CISA have stated that the app could no longer be used for discussions involving sensitive and/or classified information.
Also, the article did not mention that the reporter has been and remains hostile to President Trump. It was apparent from the beginning that he should not be on the chat, but he chose to listen in until he was ready to “expose” the grievous error. A simple phone call would have allowed him to assess if the chat group was real or a hoax and whether he should have been included with the group. Nor does it mention the relationship he has with the Chairman of the Board of the Signal Foundation which is the nonprofit organization that developed the Signal App. The foundation board is chaired by Katherine Maher, the CEO of NPR. Mr. Goldberg moderates the NPR show Washington Week with The Atlantic
I agree with Jeff that mistakes were made in this situation and I believe the present administration will investigate and take steps to prevent a re-occurrence. It can’t happen again.
Finally, some of the comments on this article are troubling as they appear partisan, with limited or no factual evidence, harsh in tone and certainly not honoring our Father’s admonition to respect our government and its leaders. “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.” Romans 13:1-2 (NIV) and (NIV). “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2
Thank you for indulging me as I know the posting was long.
My prayers continue…
Whoever authorized the Signal App should resign and take full responsibility for this and not use Signal or cell phones that can be compromised.
I think shadow government is trying to cause division. I bind the works of darkness and pray the Lord brings exposure of the wickedness.
Who knows if someone was trying to smoke out evil. I pray for Trump and our nation. Protect, protect, protect.
Pre-Loaded app … how was the Atlantic Editor-In-Chief on the contact list ???
Hmmmm, could the Leftist media EIC have been planted as a Bcc: contact ???My understanding is a Bcc: recipient wouldn’t be visible to other recipients !!!
I haven’t seen the text that you said this reporter revealed. I did see him on an interview and was asked why he just doesn’t release those texts and he gave no answer why? Because it would prove he is lying. Also MI6 might have been involved and the Biden administration advised all government employees to use signal right before they left the office. You story isn’t that accurate
I’m wondering about the Obama and Biden employee Wong, how many Chinese spies have we found in our government?
I want to remind everyone that Trump himself has not demonstrated an understanding of the importance of security. Just so everyone is aware what is involved with security, people are at stake. People die when security is compromised. Trump, as you will remember, stored top secret documents in his bathroom and ballroom, of all places, and was showing them to other people without clearance. There were other instances during his first term such as his being showed aerial photographs that confirmed a hit and being told that they were top secret and should not be shown to anyone because we didn’t want our enemies to know our capability. He asked if he could keep them and then turned them over to the press.
Transparency is a novel ides.
I do not believe Jeffrey Goldberg to be a good US citizen. Instead of hollering “Gotcha!” he should have humbly and quietly said “hey I should not have this info! It could bring harm and not be good for our country!” …in order to seek help for the good of our nation and not stir up strife and division. He needs Jesus as Lord and Savior of his life. May he receive Jesus as both or be removed as a voice in our nation. And we must be vigilant to keep praying for God’s work in our government and every part of our nation to become ONE NATION UNDER GOD… and His church to be a Beacon of Light unto salvation! (Acts 13:47)
Good reporting involves exposing problems. he didn’t reveal the details until they denied that there were any details.
Good reporting would have exposed Biden’s decline even though doing so would have made us vulnerable.
Bidens decline was obvious to all who has eyes to see and ears to hear.
Really? Who are we hiding the information from seeing that our enemies probably heard every work. The only parties in the dark were the American people who needed to know that their leaders were exposing our military to risk.
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I agree with you ! If he really cared about the country he shouldn’t have been sharing details of the call to the media !
I agree with Missy……..this journalist person should have hung up as soon as he realized what was tapped into…….instead he chose to make a name for himself…….in a despicable way that hurt others and maybe even our country itself………maybe God will forgive him IF he asks and is convicted for it……I pray that the truth be told……and that there is no permanent or lasting damage from this error in judgment on the part of the journalist. In The mighty name of Jesus…..thank you for hearing and answering this prayer. Amen and amen.
You just want to blindly overlook that he didn’t reveal anything of the conversation until all the cabinet members lied under oath and said there was nothing classified as part of the conversation. He would have remained silent about the content except this administration lied, thinking they could get away with it. Sad.
I don’t understand. Why blame the journalist? This should not have happened, and he is not the person who is responsible for our security.
It is as though you want to point figures anywhere else but at those responsible. Would you have done the same for Biden?
There are established ways of communicating which I am sure were explained to them, none of them using Signal.
Father God, we pray your hedge of protection around all the inner circle of President Trumps administration. We ask you to continue to expose the evildoers and moles in the administration and bring them down. We thank you Father for your fair, just and righteous justice. We prayer all judges, who are not righteous and just be exposed and removed from the bench. We prayer Father that the Supreme Court justices will seek you for discernment and will rule with fair, just and according to our constitution. That, Lord they will not be swaddled by the culture or emotions. We stand on your eternal truth that never changes
There are many deep state operatives that need to be found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. There will continue to be leaks from the deep state until they are purged from the government. So the anti American media, who do not care for America, will continue to get leaks until then. It would be nice if the media could be purged also I pray that God will expose all of them and all anti Americans in our Government. Stand strong on the wall invite others and trust in God.
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Please Lord let the attention to this alleged security leak reveal those in elected, non elected and media that intentionally leaked security information resulting in harm to people. Let the Trump Administration remain focus on top priorities and not be destroyed or drained by many seeking to discredit Donald Trump. Cause President’s Team to be humble, admit to short comings and learn from their mistakes.
I see all kinds of questionable antics here. The CIA loaded the app? Jeffrey Goldberg, of all people was included in the chat? The fact that Goldbergs phone number was listed as the number of another official was not an accident. This is too suspicious. I pray it is seriously investigated. No app is perfect but there needs to be a way for people to communicate in real time.
I think you don’t understand how the app operates. The CIA loaded the app. They did not set up the contacts. And Hegseth and the others were briefed on how to communicate top security messages, and it was not through Signal.
I’m a retired military officer and had the honor to serve twice as an Inspector General (IG). There is no doubt they all violated security protocols and should be held accountable period. If this had been anyone else they would have been fired and security clearance revoked the same day. Then followed by an investigation into all of this. I’m shocked that we are questioning IF this was wrong and it doesn’t matter even if encrypted “Signal Chat” APP cannot be used for active classified war plans information. I’m 100 percent sure all these Top Cabinet members and top White House Officials were brief about its classification and how to use it before it was uploaded to their phones etc. All of them should have signed certain forms/documents stating as much etc. This is not good. What are telling our enemies and they are preparing for the next time if this is not handled in accordance with the laws of this land. God help us President Trump looks the other way and justify this wrong doing. I’m going to the Court of Heaven on this.
Edited: God help us. I pray President Trump doesn’t look the other way and justify this wrong doing. I’m going to the Court of Heaven on this. God will be done in this matter. Amen!
Edited and I stand to be corrected: Not war plans. Concept of Operations (CONOPS) is a high-level document that describes how a proposed system or operation will be used to achieve a desired outcome from the viewpoint of its users and stakeholders.
I want to remind everyone that Trump himself has not demonstrated an understanding of the importance of security. Just so everyone is aware, lives are at state. Trump, as you will remember, stored top secret documents in his bathroom and ballroom, of all places, and was showing them to other people without clearance. There were other instances during his first term such as his being showed aerial photographs that confirmed a hit and being told that they were top secret and should not be shown to anyone because we didn’t want our enemies to know our capability. He asked if he could keep them and then turned them over to the press.
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Father, I pray for all exposure of any kind against your will. I pray for protection of this nation. I pray for the restoration of this nation. I pray for President Trump and his team to uncover and expose anyone with ill intents concerning breaches of any kind. I pray that our country comes back to biblical principles and common fiscal sense. I pray for wisdom and your Spirit Lord to reign in the hearts of this administration,
bless America to lead nations to Jesus. Amen
CIA installed the Signal app which means they have access to all messages sent via the app. D is you notice that Trump, said that his team may reduce usage of the app. Means CIA won’t be able to listen in. This could be a good thing,
Where is the accountability for the officials responsible for this security breach? There is such a double standard here because had it been lower level officials involved, they would have lost their jobs and been subject to prosecution.
Dear Father, As we try to reach unity in prayer over this breech in security. We find ourselves at odds with one another. Forgive us, Lord, for this platform was built for us to agree in prayer for our nation and not be taultfinders. I pray Trump’s team will have wisdom and discernment for repairing breeches in the walls of security. I pray for any moles to be discovered and any Trojan horses to be found. I pray for masks to come off and for those lying in wait to sabotage to be seen for who they are. I pray that this team would be able to come under Your Leadership and build a strong foundation with a sword in one hand and a trowel in another. There are enemies at every turn and I pray you uncover or get rid of them. Let the work that needs to be done happen according to Your will so our country can deal righteously with the wrongs they are uncovering at top levels of our government.
Praise God for this very wise prayer! I was getting sucked into the back-and-forth and I’m so grateful for the grounding of your righteous and powerful prayer!
Amen Cindy and Susan.
Couldn’t have said it any better.
Lord, help us to judge less – and pray more….!
Amen, Cindy!
Signal texts were used against the J6 defendants. It’s not THAT secure. Waltz needs to fess up and resign. I hope the Sec. Def. learned a valuable lesson in written communication: NEVER write something that you don’t want seen on the front page of the Washington Post (like hating to bail out Europe again). For Tump to blame a fault in the app for the whole mess, SMH.
I love the POTUS and his team, but they need to be smarter than this.
I would not doubt that is could easily be that this was a “setup” and if this was not then why did he blab it all over that this happened??
IFA, I am a supporter, but disappointed in you for your misleading reporting above.
I stopped reading this article – (“Signal Chat Leak”) – as soon as I read the word yemen. That was not in the chat.
You have just contributed to perpetuating the lie about security breach and the false accusations by a man (not true journalist) who also perpetuated the Russia Russia Hoax, and the lies that Hunter laptop was Russian disinformation.
Trump and Hegseth have not denied that the conversation took place, so it was not a false accusation, and everyone knows that the topic was yemen.
Father, in praying for our leaders and their communications either to each other or through the media, I ask they have wisdom and discernment in all they say and do and be always aware that their words and actions hold accountability.
May the words of their mouth and thoughts of their mind be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)
President Trump and his team need to be open and honest about how this happened and take responsibility and take whatever action is necessary to prevent a repeat. He MUST NOT try to “play politics” in their response. If classified information was involved they should own up to it and move on. Honesty, transparency, humility. That should be their game plan.
Dear Brother,
Responsibility WAS taken immediately. on day one.
I personally watched and listened as President Trump addressed the matter.
All those in the Trump administration also means JD Vance. I watched a video yesterday where a prophet explained he saw a vision of him and JD Vance needs prayer to stay strong in the faith.:
https://www.youtube.com/live/5dM7Rkf48kw?si=lL0oUuTc_MoaGPN3
What occurs to me is that IF this reporter was inadvertently added to a channel/chat that included sensitive security information (IF it did have that info) then IF he was a man of integrity and morality who loved his country, he would have alerted the necessary people AND removed himself. IF he really believed these were war plans, he would want to protect Americans and America, not RUN to expose what he had seen so that he could advance his own interests! His own reputation- and attempt to take down others with whom he might disagree politically. Where is the accountability for this reporter? I was raised to respect those in authority, even if you disagreed with them. We are biblically instructed to PRAY for those in authority, not run to expose a suspected wrongdoing. Even in every Code of Ethics published by every profession that I have encountered in the mental health field, colleagues are instructed to protect each other through healthy one on one confrontation. What have we become? It seems that we are selfish tattlers looking for attention- fame and fortune through disrespectful and even illegitimate means.
Serena, my thoughts exactly! Why did he not just notify Michael Waltz that he was concerned about whether he was supposed to be included? Sad to say, it has come to the place that most politicians, journalists, etc. appear to be tattletales – who I detested as a child – because most of the time their motive was just to get someone into trouble, not for safety! The stakes are much more serious when supposed adults do it.
Grow us up, YHVH!
The job of a reporter is to expose. He is not in the mental health field. If he gets information ‘off the record’ or his source is not risk, then the ethical code of journalism requires him to protect his source. This did not happen here. He didn’t give the details until they denied that there were details.
Our enemies probably heard everything. It was the American people who were in the dark.
Excerpts from post:
Goldberg: “someone with access to a group chat’;
‘ reported that the Signal user who brought him into the group chat was named “Michael Walz”;
‘whom he believes to be Pete Hegseth’;
‘suggests Walz added him to the Yemen Signal’.
Think: Russian HOAX.
John Ratcliffe: ‘CIA staff loaded the app onto his work computer and briefed him as to its appropriate uses.’
Think: CIA staff.
President Trump: ‘government employees widely use’.
Think: government employees.
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Elizabeth’s comment below is so right.
Think: Trojan horses.
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Elohim – Mighty Creator, You are the God of this country, there is noone like You.
You lead us through this battle and to YOUR victory, You summon Your creation and we respond, You speak and the waters part. You are God of Yahweh Tsidqeni – The Lord our Righteousness.
Thank Your for having Your hand on this country, on the deep cleaning of the deep state. Thank You for removing those who have worked and are working against the deep cleaning of the deep state and replacing them with those who know You – who will not thwart this Nations’ return to Your foundational truth, honesty and virtue.
Thank you for protecting President Trump, his Cabinet, staffers, Congressmen/ women and Senators who are governed by You. If they are not governed by You, LORD, please do not allow them to govern us. Let those who are not governed by You be caught in the plots which they have devised – confuse, confound and constrict them.
Thank You, Father. In Jesus’ mighty and miraculous Name. Amen
I agree, D.C.!
They briefed him as to its appropriate use (i.e. not confidential military messages).
They were briefed on appropriate ways of communicating top security messages!!!!
Stop with the conspiracy theories! Even Trump and Hegseth have not claimed that they were set up!!!!
Hmmm… might this be a Trump admin designed distraction to the media? He tends to do that to get attention in one place while he’s addressing another issue. Example- Moving the embassy to Jerusalem. The media didn’t see it coming until it happened.
Lord, may you give Pres Trump wisdom and discernment.
Father, if there are trojan horses in Trump’s picks for positions, let those be exposed and removed. Give Trump the wisdom and the strength to look closely at the people who are in sensitive positions. We need people who will put the Lord first in their decisions, not more subversive wokeism ideology. Holy Spirit bless Trump with the necessary insight that he can recognize any trojan horses in the personnel. in Jesus Name, Amen.
You only have to read the messages posted to know this was Top Secret – date, times of attack, location of targets, planes and missiles to be used, etc. To say it was not classified information is a lie by P Hegseth. SHAME.
Why are you on this thread? Clearly, you are not Christian nor is your comment necessarily true. Shame on you.
It is a 2 line comment that is truthful. Shame on you, Lisa, for disparaging T Mc as not being a Christian. You know nothing about this person. Unreal.