Trump Defends National Security Adviser Mike Waltz After Atlantic Bombshell

NRO ^ | March 25, 2025 | Audrey Fahlberg

[Brian Griffin]

That level of discussion should take place in a secure room and not over an electronic network.

[hotsteppa]

A big nothingburger which will prove that the MSM has no power anymore.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Very possible. Not necessary to be a conspiracy on any side.

But displays how these “high tech” communications are fraught with security-breach failings. Far too easy to muff up.

I can’t even believe they’re allowed multi-person text chats.

It’s so easy to even PICK the wrong group, or the wrong existing comms.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Sure, Jeffrey Goldberg was added to the conversation accidentally, but it could have only been done if Mike Waltz had Goldberg in his contact list. I’m still curious to know why Mike Waltz had Jeffrey Goldberg in his contact list.

[MayflowerMadam]

“I find it hard to believe that this “App” is actually used.”

Apparently, from reports I’ve heard today, Signal is basically on all government devices, and has been for a very long time.

It’s almost unbelievable that any simple app like Signal is being used AT ALL among top-level government entities. Musk must have some kick-ass, super-secure communications system that would work.

What’s next, WhatsApp? This is just crazy.

[Fledermaus]

“Bombshell “? Yeah, sure.

[Vaduz]

Anybody that discusses National Security on a cell phone might as well call Xi direct he’s already got it.

[DIRTYSECRET]

My message: “Scan the ranks of services for members who have suicidal tendencies. We’ve got a job for them”.

[ProudDeplorable]

Bottom Line - the attack was successful. They don’t seem to emphasize that enough.

[MayflowerMadam]

Are you aware of the concept of “HACKING”? Do you seriously think Waltz has the number of this “journalist” in his contact list?

Are you aware that there is nothing the left, China, etc., won’t do to discredit Trump and his administration?

[rdcbn1]

IMHO this is an intentional move by the Trump Administration.

The disclosure helps communicate the various narratives and policy positions of the Administration as well as defining the public personals of various key players in the way the Trump admin wishes them to be seen just now.

The fact that is is presented in a “bad light “ for the Trump Team reinforces the street cred of the messaging.

The TDS media feeding frenzy on this topic means that the media is pushing the Trump objectives, narrative and messaging in a relentless international media blitz that ensures that just about every connected person on the planet hears the message.

The Trump Administration could buy this much world wide earned media coverage for a billion bucks.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Yes, if that’s it. A “chat” over “high technology” is too easy to fudge anyway, never mind if someone can wiggle their way into it.

This obsession with high tech has to go. Too much can be handed over too easily.

[Bob434]

According to democrats, this is the worst security breech to ever in the history of the universe to happen- their faux-outrage is on super sonic beeber-stun level. In their miniscule minds, it’s nearly as bad as the insurrection that wasn’t an insurrection!!!

[Bratch]

Signalgate: President Trump Stands by Mike Waltz – Attributing Signal App Issue to Waltz Staffer Who Accidentally Added Journalist

March 25, 2025 | Sundance 

President Trump has given remarks supporting National Security Advisor Mike Waltz during an interview with NBC.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump stood by his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, after The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was accidentally added to a private, high-level chat on the messaging app Signal where military plans were being discussed.

“Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man,” Trump said Tuesday in a phone interview with NBC News.

When asked what he was told about how Goldberg came to be added to the Signal chat, Trump said, “It was one of Michael’s people on the phone. A staffer had his number on there.”

Trump said Goldberg’s presence in the chat had “no impact at all” on the military operation.

The president expressed confidence in his team, saying he was not frustrated by the events leading up to The Atlantic’s story. The situation, Trump said, was “the only glitch in two months, and it turned out not to be a serious one.” (more)

The rest of the DC setup is transparently clear. 

(1) Goldberg held the story until the day before a long-scheduled Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.

(2) The SSCI then used the hearing to blast the heads of the Trump administration intelligence silos on the issue of “classified” information in the text messages.

♦ The next act in this well-known performance will be for Democrats to demand the release of the Signal App transcript, if it’s not classified, then there’s nothing to hide.

♦ Public pressure via narrative drum-pounding will continue to increase, until the chat messages are released to congress. [Keep in mind, Jeffrey Goldberg likely already has them.]

♦ Everyone in the chat group will then be told they must recuse themselves from internal silo determinations as to the classified status of the conversation.  More public pressure will be generated to achieve this “position of conflict” demand.

♦ The Intelligence Community, without the heads of the silos – likely leveraging the internal investigative agents of the FBI (INSD), will then say the content of the chat was indeed classified, TSCI level.   There will be weeks and months of leaks to the media as each granular detail is discussed ad infinitum.

♦ The cabinet members will then face the drumbeat of resignation demands, and/or useful impeachment fodder for ‘lying to congress’ during today’s Senate Select Committee on Intelligence testimony.

At least that should be the anticipated approach by the “Seven Ways from Sunday” group, who operate to defend the interests of the Intelligence Community from agency heads like those who were on the Signal App chat group.

We’ve all watched this play before.

[shanover]

Signal is NOT secure! Why is it being used? Waltz needs to be fired.

[tennmountainman]

If Waltz was a Cheney advisor, why was he hired.

[TornadoAlley3]

Press conference put an end to it by Trump's tone.

“Probably won't be using it again. We'll look into it. “

The left has nothing to attack him on as right track polls are highest.

This was a 3 or 4 day gift for them/media.

IF that reporter held on to more information to get more mileage from the story, Could be a longer topic.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

I think I would fire Waltz if his phone has this contact and he does not convince me he didn’t put it there.

If I didn’t want him fired, yet, I’d make sure he had no inside information.

[RckyRaCoCo]

The FACT that most social media is controlled/operated by leftists (just like MSM) should alarm EVERY conservative in the digital age.

Propaganda WORKS, the problem with the left(rank and file idiot)...is they insist on going to the extreme...and "decent/normal thinking" people naturally repel.

These extremists disturb the global oligarchs that have been "slow-rolling" their "supremacy" plans (for the destruction of America/western values/culture) for decades.

It's your classic "good vs. evil" fight...

... it's up to the individual to decide who's winning/losing, which side they are on, and (more importantly) what are THEY going to do about it (if anything)...

[TornadoAlley3]

The Journo possibly hacked into the Signal chat or some other lower level added him. We don’t know if Walz did it. If Walz did it, agree he should go. Why that reporter and not someone friendly.