Trump officials planned a military strike over Signal – with a magazine editor on the line

Getting added to the wrong group chat is a common problem, but what if that group chat is describing an upcoming military strike? That’s what happened to The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, who was added to a Signal group chat formed by high-ranking members of the Trump administration to discuss plans for military strikes on Yemen. As a result, he had the details of a bombing attack targeting the Houthis hours before it actually occurred on March 15th, facts later confirmed not only by the attacks going off on schedule but in comments from National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes, who said they are “reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain.” The 18 members of the chat — named “Houthi PC Small group” — appear to have included vice president JD Vance, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, and national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, all freely chatting with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief listening in. Goldberg says he’s unsure how he was added or how ... Read full article.