Trump leadership team accidentally invites Atlantic editor to highly classified Signal war-planning channel (6 Viewers)

[superchuck500]

This needs a thread of its own - we can pull the posts out of Misc Trump. This story is (1) absolutely mindblowing and (2) not mindblowing at all because Trump has never really understood the value of high-caliber professionals and has surrounded himself with dramatically unqualified dolts.

I accepted the connection request, hoping that this was the actual national security adviser, and that he wanted to chat about Ukraine, or Iran, or some other important matter.

Two days later—Thursday—at 4:28 p.m., I received a notice that I was to be included in a Signal chat group. It was called the “Houthi PC small group.”

A message to the group, from “Michael Waltz,” read as follows: “Team – establishing a principles [sic] group for coordination on Houthis, particularly for over the next 72 hours. My deputy Alex Wong is pulling together a tiger team at deputies/agency Chief of Staff level following up from the meeting in the Sit Room this morning for action items and will be sending that out later this evening.”

The message continued, “Pls provide the best staff POC from your team for us to coordinate with over the next couple days and over the weekend. Thx.”

The term principals committee generally refers to a group of the senior-most national-security officials, including the secretaries of defense, state, and the treasury, as well as the director of the CIA. It should go without saying—but I’ll say it anyway—that I have never been invited to a White House principals-committee meeting, and that, in my many years of reporting on national-security matters, I had never heard of one being convened over a commercial messaging app.

One minute later, a person identified only as “MAR”—the secretary of state is Marco Antonio Rubio—wrote, “Mike Needham for State,” apparently designating the current counselor of the State Department as his representative. At that same moment, a Signal user identified as “JD Vance” wrote, “Andy baker for VP.” One minute after that, “TG” (presumably Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, or someone masquerading as her) wrote, “Joe Kent for DNI.” Nine minutes later, “Scott B”—apparently Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, or someone spoofing his identity, wrote, “Dan Katz for Treasury.” At 4:53 p.m., a user called “Pete Hegseth” wrote, “Dan Caldwell for DoD.” And at 6:34 p.m., “Brian” wrote “Brian McCormack for NSC.” One more person responded: “John Ratcliffe” wrote at 5:24 p.m. with the name of a CIA official to be included in the group. I am not publishing that name, because that person is an active intelligence officer.

The principals had apparently assembled. In all, 18 individuals were listed as members of this group, including various National Security Council officials; Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East and Ukraine negotiator; Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff; and someone identified only as “S M,” which I took to stand for Stephen Miller. I appeared on my own screen only as “JG.”

That was the end of the Thursday text chain.

full story: https://www.theatlantic.com/politic...-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/

 

[efil4]

All you need to know about this clown show of an Administration

side note- Vance detests Europe.

 

[efil4]

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

www.theatlantic.com

the lack of security here cannot be understated.

They had a reporter in on a Signal group text discussion National Security measures as well as "messaging to the US people"

this is remarkable.

 

[efil4]

 

[superchuck500]

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

www.theatlantic.com

the lack of security here cannot be understated.

They had a reporter in on a Signal group text discussion National Security measures as well as "messaging to the US people"

this is remarkable.

It's absolutely wild. And these clowns go on and on about how "DEI means you have less qualified people" - what a forking joke.

 

[MT15]

 

[efil4]

It's absolutely wild. And these clowns go on and on about how "DEI means you have less qualified people" - what a forking joke.

It is truly unreal. They had a total of 18 people in that Signal chat.

SIGNAL

The same platform that Russian hackers were actively targeting

 

[efil4]

And Trump says he learning about it for the first time here in this press conference.

Now he asked reporter " about what" -

Reporter: Houthis

Trump: You mean the attack on the Houthis?

Now we know he knew.

 

[longtime lurker]

DHS Sec. Noem says will move to ‘eliminate’ FEMA, a long-time Trump target

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that her department would attempt to shutter the federal disaster relief agency but did not go into detail on the plan.

www.yahoo.com

 

[MT15]

None of this is okay. It’s dangerous to our country’s security.

He’s a blundering idiot and con man, and he has appointed more blundering idiots and con artists.

This is far worse than any administration during my lifetime. This makes Nixon look like Churchill.

 

[superchuck500]

 

[longtime lurker]

None of this is okay. It’s dangerous to our country’s security.

He’s a blundering idiot and con man, and he has appointed more blundering idiots and con artists.

This is far worse than any administration during my lifetime. This makes Nixon look like Churchill.

All of this destruction….is his foot still on the gas!?! It’s going to take massive mess ups like the war plans being sent to a reporter for the right to wake up and slow/stop this.

Remember the heart attack that Republicans had over Hillary Clinton’s email server!?! That was nothing compared to this…

 

[Bayouboy]

This is all worse than I anticipated. We will not recover from the carnage this administration will unleash on the country in the next 4 years. Our standing in the world will no longer be the same. Not only implosion at home, but also abroad. This is a total shirt show!!!!

 

[longtime lurker]

Btw….where are the copies of these communications being kept!?! Is it FOIA compliant?!? We need answers.

We need answers and not yet not another muddled Trump rambling that blames some convoluted conspiracy. But we know what is coming there.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

This is all worse than I anticipated. We will not recover from the carnage this administration will unleash on the country in the next 4 years. Our standing in the world will no longer be the same. Not only implosion at home, but also abroad. This is a total shirt show!!!!

Not for me! Almost everything that he has done has gone just as I thought it would but with one surprise. I didn't see the "Blame Canada" thing coming at all!

 

[Optimus Prime]

Not for me! Almost everything that he has done has gone just as I thought it would but with one surprise. I didn't see the "Blame Canada" thing coming at all!

Are you surprised by how fast it’s all happening?

Just been 2 months so far

I thought everything would have been spaced out more

 

[Dragon]

Are you surprised by how fast it’s all happening?

Just been 2 months so far

I thought everything would have been spaced out more

You were warned. It happened just as quickly in Germany

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Are you surprised by how fast it’s all happening?

Just been 2 months so far

I thought everything would have been spaced out more

Nope. At best, he's got 2 years to complete his actions before he loses his accomplices. He has to move fast.