President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 7, 2025. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Signal is an encrypted messaging app that operates similarly to texting or making phone calls, but with additional security measures that help ensure communications are kept private to those included in the correspondence.
Those in the group reportedly discussed targeting the Iran-backed terrorist group, the Houthis, in Yemen, including timing.
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"Jeffrey Goldberg is well-known for his sensationalist spin. Here are the facts about his latest story," she posted to X. "The White House Counsel’s Office has provided guidance on a number of different platforms for President Trump’s top officials to communicate as safely and efficiently as possible."
Jeffrey Goldberg speaks during the "Nancy Pelosi on The Art of Power" panel for The Atlantic Festival on Sept. 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for The Atlantic)
"As the National Security Council stated, the White House is looking into how Goldberg’s number was inadvertently added to the thread. Thanks to the strong and decisive leadership of President Trump, and everyone in the group, the Houthi strikes were successful and effective. Terrorists were killed and that’s what matters most to President Trump," she added.
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Fox News' David Rutz, Danielle Wallace and Peter Doocy contributed to this report.
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