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 administration’s plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen.
“I don’t 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. He’s 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
(63,489 posts)Led by king bumble fuck
Irish_Dem
(67,188 posts)They are totally expendable and not important.
wyn borkins
(1,182 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
(27,392 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
(4,291 posts)full destruction of Democracy.
sop
(13,399 posts)"I fire people for not being abjectly obsequious and unquestioningly loyal...and if they don't compliment me enough."
no_hypocrisy
(50,947 posts)"poor performance" as justification and without evidence. That's allowed.
Versus the Signal Fiasco characters.
Scrivener7
(54,994 posts)Escape
(156 posts)by Putin, to take Greenland.
Mysterian
(5,492 posts)except for inviting the reporter.
Crowman2009
(3,024 posts)OnlinePoker
(5,931 posts)The MAGAts would be screaming for impeachment of the whole administration.
sakabatou
(44,434 posts)bluestarone
(19,350 posts)Yea i know.
Bengus81
(8,531 posts)yardwork
(66,036 posts)Musk's little kid told him that.
mdbl
(6,037 posts)and keep the dumbasses.
hay rick
(8,596 posts)He certainly doesn't think so.
JHB
(37,613 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
(48,278 posts)Why would any American ally share intel with the meritocracy of super genius DUI hires?
sakabatou
(44,434 posts)Or he approves of what was leaked or the use of Signal to get around Congress.
Martin68
(25,279 posts)Everything he says is always subject to change on that basis.
maliaSmith
(81 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
(12,785 posts)is fake news?
We can not let him dodge this with that usual cover.
republianmushroom
(19,278 posts)Blue Owl
(55,782 posts)This proves what a shallow, petty fuck he is and the worst leader ever…. I mean, really…….
LetMyPeopleVote
(160,865 posts)orangecrush
(23,962 posts)Following Putin's orders
Turbineguy
(38,925 posts)a kakistocracy.
Incompetence r us.
Karasu
(864 posts)liberal N proud
(61,104 posts)They are the lowest criminals in history of America and will likely go lower.
Godot51
(404 posts)"We only fire people for actually doing their jobs".
Attilatheblond
(5,562 posts)We don't have a government, we have a bunch of insane criminals who work for Putin.