💣✉️📰 Top Trump officials accidentally texted U.S. war plans to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg
🤖 AI Summary
Jeffrey Goldberg accidentally joined a Signal group chat with Trump Administration officials discussing military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen 💣 [00:08].
Goldberg saw operational military information, including the timing of the Yemen attack 💥 [01:37].
Group chat participants celebrated the attack with congratulations and emojis 🎉 [02:54].
The National Security Council confirmed the message thread’s authenticity and is reviewing how Goldberg was added 💬 [03:41].
Goldberg noted the unusual use of Signal for discussing attacks on other countries 😮 [05:01].
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