A jaw-dropping security lapse unfolded this week after The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg found himself in a Signal group chat with top U.S. officials planning military strikes in Yemen. Talk about being added to the wrong group chat! 🇾🇪💥
Signal, Strikes, and Suspicious Texts
Goldberg revealed he was mysteriously added to a March 13 chat titled 'Houthi PC Small Group' by someone claiming to be National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. Messages detailed strike targets, weapons, and timing – two hours before U.S. jets hit Houthi positions. "I couldn't believe this was real," Goldberg wrote, comparing it to "seeing Avengers-level plans leak on WhatsApp."
White House Whiplash 😳
While Trump claimed ignorance ("Not much of a magazine," he quipped about The Atlantic), Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed Goldberg as a "deceitful hoax peddler." But National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes confirmed the group was real, blaming an "inadvertent number" addition.
Political Firestorm 🔥
Hillary Clinton tweeted an '😳' with "You have got to be kidding me," while Sen. Jack Reed called it "stunning carelessness." Senate Democrats demanded investigations, with Chuck Schumer slamming it as "amateur behavior" risking American lives. Even Elon Musk joined the meme fest, sharing a "4D Chess" satire about the leak.
Ghost Messages & Legal Drama ⚖️
Signal’s disappearing messages (set to vanish in 1-4 weeks) may have broken federal record-keeping laws. National security lawyers say Waltz potentially violated the Espionage Act by discussing strikes on an unsecured platform. "This isn't group chat etiquette – it's national security," Goldberg emphasized.
As Gen Z would say: *slides into DMs* to ask – could this be history's most chaotic government chat fail? Stay tuned. 📲🔍
