Outrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/journalist-trump-yemen-war-chat-reaction
Security leak triggers bipartisan anger after Atlantic reveals officials inadvertently broadcast highly sensitive military plans
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#Yemen #RedSea #press
#Goldberg says that he was dubious about whether the messages might be a foreign disinformation operation, but found they were genuine because of the language & positions presented, and because the plan discussed coincided with an attack on Yemen.
One striking exchange involved Vance and Hegseth making disparaging remarks about Europe.
In another Hegseth boasts about guaranteeing “100% OPSEC– operations security” while a celebrated journalist is reading his message. 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/journalist-trump-yemen-war-chat
