Excerpt from Yahoo News Article, Published on Mar 25, 2025.
Trump appeared stunned during a press conference when asked about a major security breach involving leaked messages from his administration. The incident, which Trump seemed completely unaware of, was revealed in an article published by The Atlantic, detailing how confidential discussions about military plans were accidentally shared with the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. When questioned, Trump responded with visible confusion, stating, “You’re telling me about it for the first time.”
According to The Atlantic, the leak occurred when top Trump officials mistakenly included Goldberg in a private Signal group chat discussing a planned military strike in Yemen. Trump, however, dismissed the publication, saying, “I don’t know anything about it. I’m not a big fan of The Atlantic… I think it’s not much of a magazine.” Despite Trump’s remarks, the leaked messages, reportedly sent by high-ranking officials such as Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, contained critical discussions about the Yemen operation. During the press conference, Trump seemed puzzled when a reporter pressed him about the breach. When the journalist mentioned Signal, the messaging app where the discussions took place, Trump interrupted, asking, “Having to do with what? What were they talking about?” The article included screenshots of the conversation, which The Atlantic verified with a spokesman from the National Security Council. Trump, however, maintained that he had no knowledge of the situation.
A spokesperson for Vance later affirmed the vice president’s support for Trump’s foreign policy decisions. Yet, Trump himself remained seemingly in the dark about the entire ordeal. Wrapping up the press conference, Trump downplayed the impact of the leak, saying, “Well, it couldn’t have been very effective because the attack was very effective, I can tell you that.”
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