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The leftist media appears to have taken a slapstick dive into a pool they thought was full of juicy stories, only to find it empty. The Atlantic, a publication that prides itself on serious journalism, took quite a spill when it claimed that top Trump officials were exchanging “war plans” over an unsecured Signal chat. Jeffrey Goldberg, its Canadian-born editor-in-chief, unwittingly joined a group chat that included Vice President J.D. Vance, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and others who were merely discussing a military initiative targeting Houthi strongholds in Yemen. Despite the innocent nature of the conversation, Goldberg decided to ramp up the drama, using the term “war plans” in his headline. Spoiler alert: it didn’t end well for him.
Days after the initial claim stirred up a tempest in a teapot, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fired back at the sensationalism. Just like that, The Atlantic found itself in damage control mode, changing the headline to something far less dramatic which now simply noted the discussion on the impending Houthi strikes—nothing to see here, folks. Conservative journalist Eric Daugherty joyfully pointed out that this was a clear retreat from Goldberg’s original hyperbolic framing, making it apparent that no classified war plans had actually been exchanged.
Conveniently, the same voices that once heralded the “breaking news” found themselves backpedaling faster than a politician at a town hall meeting after being caught in a lie. The chatter about impending military action—which is garden-variety information in the world of ongoing military operations—was blown way out of proportion. The fun part is how those “so-called security experts” have done a 180, now criticizing the use of Signal, even though the Biden administration previously encouraged officials to use it. Talk about a double standard.
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Meanwhile, President Trump took the whole incident with a grain of salt, suggesting it was a non-issue and even expressing that The Atlantic was “not much of a magazine.” His support for Waltz following this drama was a nod to the fact that water cooler gossip and leak spectacles weren’t all that impactful in the grand scheme of things. Trump, as always, managed to encapsulate the sentiment that with the mainstream media’s incessant quest for scandal, it’s often more about sensationalism than substance.
Even Republicans on Capitol Hill circled the wagons, defending the use of the Signal app when the Biden administration had previously relied on it without a hitch. Senator Tom Cotton cut through the noise by reminding everyone that the application met White House communication guidelines during both administrations. It’s almost comical that the same leftists who once approved the use of Signal are now signaling alarm bells about it, solely because it was associated with Trump-era officials. This kabuki theater by the left continues to underline the lengths to which they will go to attack the previous administration, armed with little more than a headline and a desire for clicks.
