Staff Reports
A recent investigation has unearthed an astonishing breach of security involving a liberal reporter infiltrating a national security chat group of former Trump administration officials, raising eyebrows across the conservative landscape. The star player in this drama? Jeffrey Goldberg, the head honcho at The Atlantic, who decided to leak sensitive conversations among key figures, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, regarding military operations against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The intrigue began when it was confirmed that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz mistakenly added Goldberg into a Signal group chat, thinking that the inclusion was made under false pretenses. The comical twist? Waltz was reportedly misled by his own phone. Apparently, an algorithmic hiccup within his government-issued iPhone suggested he save Goldberg’s number under a contact ostensibly belonging to former Trump spokesman Brian Hughes. It’s a classic case of technology biting the hand that feeds it—just when it seemed capable of making life easier.
Waltz thought he was merely saving a contact for Hughes but instead wound up with a leaky liberal’s number in his national security discussion. Goldberg, who initially thought the whole thing was a joke being played on him, found himself privy to the in-the-know exchanges surrounding real military decisions. In a world where members of the left publish salacious stories to undermine the Trump legacy, this blunder practically writes itself into a comedy script where the punchline is an iPhone’s failure to differentiate between Hughes and a journalist with a penchant for cutting commentary.
The iPhone strikes again. Investigation Reveals How The Atlantic Accessed Trump Admin Group Chat – https://t.co/DAypSHCc97
— Mike Wangler (@mike_wangler) April 7, 2025
As the fallout from this fiasco spread, it was reported that President Trump seriously contemplated giving Waltz the boot but ultimately decided against it. The reasoning was simple and pragmatic: the last thing Trump wanted was for The Atlantic to feel empowered by shaping personnel decisions within his administration. Instead, he publicly stated that Waltz learned from his obvious missteps—just a gentler way of saying, “Don’t let this happen again, buddy.”
Adding to the absurdity, the very same app that was exploited during this breach, Signal, was pushed into the spotlight owing to the Biden-Harris administration’s adoption of it. Transition documents hinted at a reckless choice to embrace a platform fraught with potential insecurities. Meanwhile, the Trump team had encouraged the use of Signal under the guise of transition to a “more secure platform,” suggesting that they were sadly left doing their best while others took gambles on communication integrity.
In the end, this incident illustrates just how easily the left can seize on careless mistakes to push their narrative. It’s a cautionary tale for future administrations—but instead of learning to protect state secrets better, the left seems more interested in laughing while the right stumbles about thanks to technology glitches and personnel blunders.
