Trump Says He Won't 'Fire People' Over Signal Messages, Reiterates Support Of National Security Team
Source: Huff Post/AP
Mar 29, 2025, 09:21 PM EDT
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) President Donald Trump on Saturday made his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over an embarrassing accidental leak of his administrations plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen.
I dont fire people because of fake news and because of witch hunts, Trump said in an interview with NBC News Kristen Welker. He also said that he had confidence in Mike Waltz, his national security adviser, and Pete Hegseth, his Pentagon chief.
Waltz inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic magazine, to a group text using the Signal encrypted messaging service where top officials were discussing plans to attack the Houthis. During the chat, Hegseth included details on how the strike would unfold before it took place. Afterwards, The Atlantic published an article on the internal exchange, shocking the national security establishment.
Trump is eager to avoid repeating some of the turnover that characterized his first term. Mike Flynn, his first national security adviser, was pushed out after only a few weeks during the early phase of the Russia investigation. Hes also shown resistance to bowing to outside pressure, especially if it comes from the news media.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-attack-plans-messages-trump-mike-waltz-pete-hegseth_n_67e89bade4b04645d33091c8
Javaman
(65,324 posts)Led by king bumble fuck
Irish_Dem
(80,320 posts)They are totally expendable and not important.
wyn borkins
(1,372 posts)What he notes as 'fake news' and 'witch hunts' was a U.S. security blunder of epic proportions.
Perhaps worthy of another impeachment for not recognizing the gravity of the violations and for not issuing severe punishment to those involved.
gab13by13
(31,520 posts)So we know Trump's position on SignalGate, when will we know Democrats' position?
Without a unified Democratic message SignalGate is going to disappear, just like the messages self-delete.
Hegseth and Waltz must resign or be fired by Krasnov. Personal phones that are being used on Signal must be screened for mal ware. Democrats must demand that the Houthi war plans communications be shown that they were saved on a government device, if not, every member on that Signal chat must be investigated and prosecuted for failure to preserve government communications which is punishable for up to 10 years in prison.
What say you Chuck? Is it time to take a stand yet? Maybe after the book tour?
PuraVidaDreamin
(4,487 posts)full destruction of Democracy.
sop
(17,799 posts)"I fire people for not being abjectly obsequious and unquestioningly loyal...and if they don't compliment me enough."
no_hypocrisy
(54,505 posts)"poor performance" as justification and without evidence. That's allowed.
Versus the Signal Fiasco characters.
Scrivener7
(58,744 posts)Escape
(394 posts)by Putin, to take Greenland.
Mysterian
(6,229 posts)except for inviting the reporter.
Crowman2009
(3,437 posts)OnlinePoker
(6,104 posts)The MAGAts would be screaming for impeachment of the whole administration.
sakabatou
(45,868 posts)bluestarone
(21,535 posts)Yea i know.
Bengus81
(9,939 posts)yardwork
(69,055 posts)Musk's little kid told him that.
mdbl
(8,202 posts)and keep the dumbasses.
hay rick
(9,432 posts)He certainly doesn't think so.
JHB
(38,037 posts)There is no bottom to how weak this man is. He's in charge of a vastly more powerful nation. He has a cult that will excuse anything, no matter how foul the kompromat Vladdy-boy has on him is.
Yet he unflinchingly does his master's bidding.
Maybe we should give him yet another derisive nickname: Igor.
IronLionZion
(50,964 posts)Why would any American ally share intel with the meritocracy of super genius DUI hires?
sakabatou
(45,868 posts)Or he approves of what was leaked or the use of Signal to get around Congress.
Martin68
(27,243 posts)Everything he says is always subject to change on that basis.
maliaSmith
(168 posts)If Democrats took over Senate in midterms, we could have a Senate trial, couldn't we? How many times have they used aps like Signal to communicate so there is no record of their crimes
pandr32
(13,868 posts)is fake news?
We can not let him dodge this with that usual cover.
republianmushroom
(22,132 posts)Blue Owl
(58,471 posts)This proves what a shallow, petty fuck he is and the worst leader ever
. I mean, really
.
LetMyPeopleVote
(176,191 posts)orangecrush
(29,099 posts)Following Putin's orders
Turbineguy
(39,892 posts)a kakistocracy.
Incompetence r us.
Karasu
(2,003 posts)liberal N proud
(61,174 posts)They are the lowest criminals in history of America and will likely go lower.
Godot51
(736 posts)"We only fire people for actually doing their jobs".
Attilatheblond
(8,472 posts)We don't have a government, we have a bunch of insane criminals who work for Putin.
