A senior White House official revealed how a reporter may have been added to the Signal text chain in the national security leak reported by The Atlantic.
The official told Fox News that he has never met and has never spoken to the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.
Somehow, Goldberg’s number was added to one of the members of the list, the senior official said, noting that Signal is allowed in multiple agencies.
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is also telling colleagues that he has never met or talked to Goldberg, Fox News has learned.
Fox News is told Waltz has no plans to resign. He’s sticking to his schedule Tuesday and talking to his Russian counterpart about a Black Sea ceasefire deal. He plans to speak to Trump as usual later Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted The Atlantic article, telling reporters on Monday that “nobody was texting war plans.”
Hegseth billed Goldberg as a “deceitful and highly discredited journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again.”
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Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee are calling for Waltz’s ouster over the breach.
“This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll. We need a full investigation and hearing into this on the House Armed Services Committee, ASAP,” Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., wrote on X.
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“We can’t chalk this up to a simple mistake — people should be fired for this,” Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., told Axios.
A source close to President Donald Trump also told Fox News that Waltz is safe and is not on the chopping block.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
