Coverage dated March 24, 2025

Trump defends national security adviser Mike Waltz amid fallout from Signal texts on Houthi attack

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President Trump told reporters he does not believe national security adviser Mike Waltz should apologize for inadvertently adding a reporter to a Signal group chat.

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  1. CBS News

    Trump defends national security adviser Mike Waltz amid fallout from Signal texts on Houthi attack (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump told reporters he does not believe national security adviser Mike Waltz should apologize for inadvertently adding a reporter to a Signal group chat.

  2. Fox News

    Trump says Waltz doesn't need to apologize over Signal text chain leak: 'Doing his best' (opens Fox News)

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    During a meeting on Tuesday, President Donald Trump defended National Security Advisor Michael Waltz in the wake of the Signal text chain leak.

  3. NBC News

    Trump stands by national security adviser Mike Waltz despite disclosing military plans, saying he’s ‘learned a lesson’ (opens NBC News)

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    Trump stood by his national security adviser Michael Waltz after The Atlantic's editor-in-chief was accidentally added to a private, high-level chat where military plans were being discussed, calling the situation a "glitch."

  4. The Daily Caller

    ‘Learned His Lesson’: Trump Doubles Down On His Support For Mike Waltz After Accidental Signal Leak (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Donald Trump stood by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz after he inadvertently added a journalist to a group chat discussing war plans

  5. The Hill

    Trump defends Waltz after Signal breach (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump expressed confidence in national security adviser Mike Waltz after he reportedly added a journalist to a group chat discussing war plans in Yemen.

  6. Forbes

    Trump Defends National Security Advisor Waltz Amid Reports His Job’s On The Line (opens Forbes)

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    Waltz has yet to comment on The Atlantic’s claims he added an editor to a group chat that top Trump administration officials used to discuss war plans.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump defends advisor Mike Waltz for Signal texts to reporter about Houthi strike (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Trump blamed a staffer for adding The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal thread with Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others.

  8. Breitbart News

    Trump Expresses Confidence in National Security Adviser Mike Waltz (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence in National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, after The Atlantic revealed he created a group chat with top national security officials to collaborate on strikes against Houthis in Yemen that the magazine's editor-in-chief accidentally got added to.

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  10. New York Post

    Trump says national security adviser Mike Waltz ‘has learned a lesson’ after Yemen attack leak ‘glitch’ (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump stood by national security adviser Mike Waltz Tuesday, one day after he was revealed to have looped in the Atlantic magazine’s editor in...

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