Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Monday that the White House has concluded its review of National Security Adviser Mike Waltz’s inclusion of a journalist in a group chat about airstrikes in Yemen, noting that impending tariffs have already shifted attention away from the issue.
Following the revelation by Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief known for his anti-Trump views, that he was part of the sensitive conversation on the encrypted Signal app this month—despite Waltz’s claim of no prior connection—President Donald Trump and his top advisers maintained a united front, the New York Post reported.
“As the president has made it very clear, Mike Waltz continues to be an important part of his national security team. And this case has been closed here at the White House, as far as we are concerned,” Leavitt told reporters on the White House driveway on Monday. READ MORE
