President Donald Trump believes that a staffer for national security advisor Mike Waltz may have accidentally added the Atlantic's editor in chief to the Signal text chain that he eventually leaked to the press. (Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
The Atlantic's report characterized the Trump administration as texting "war plans" regarding a planned strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Trump administration has maintained, however, that no classified material was transmitted in the chat, with Trump repeatedly defending Waltz amid the fallout.
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"As the president has made it very clear, Mike Waltz continues to be an important part of his national security team," Trump administration press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the media in brief remarks outside of the White House's press room Monday afternoon. "And this case has been closed here at the White House, as far as we are concerned."
National security advisor Mike Waltz speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, March 25, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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