You have probably heard of the signalgate, this case where a journalist was accidentally added to a secret signal group of the government of governmentDonald Trump. The participants discussed military strikes in Yemen,revealing sensitive information. This error, due to technological confusion, sparked an investigation into the use of unsecured applications for official communications.
A incredible excuse
And precisely, our colleagues fromGuardianreturned to the origin of this scandal. Concretely, Mike Waltz, the national security advisor, sent an invitationon signalin Jeffrey Goldberg, editor -in -chief of the magazineThe AtlanticLast month. He actually thought of sending him to the spokesperson for the National Security Council, Brian Hughes.
It seems that the journalist was added because Mike Waltz accepted a suggestion of his iPhone, believing that it was the number of the spokesman when it was that of Jeffrey Goldberg. And if this number was recorded on his phone, it was because he had contacted him during the presidential campaign in 2024.
Very clearly, the advanced excuse seems a little short here and does not exempt the leader from his error. Admittedly, the telephone can suggest an interlocutor that is not very relevant when creating a group, but we can in any case expect from a national security advisor that he scrupulously checks the participants before creating a collective which will approach such sensitive information.
According to the revelations published in the American press,Donald Trump was irritated by this incident. But he nevertheless decided not to dismiss Mike Waltz so as not to give satisfaction to the media and his political opponents.
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