Military secrets shared in chat, officials deny claims

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In a stunning turn of events, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg has made serious allegations about classified military information being shared in an unsecured Signal group chat, prompting a fierce denial from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

The controversy centers around Goldberg’s claims that he witnessed high-ranking Trump administration officials, including National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Hegseth, discussing sensitive military operations against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi terrorists.

The alleged sequence began with a Signal request from Mike Waltz on March 11, followed by a chat invitation two days later. Goldberg claims he observed these officials openly discussing military strategies in the group.

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I call these “unfalsifiable claims.” Usually used in politics and to defame – run a claim that cannot be proven false.

Jeffrey Goldberg, from The Atlantic, made one of these claims yesterday, that “war plans” and “classified” info was… pic.twitter.com/8FPJlLfLXE

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Speaking from Pearl Harbor, Hegseth strongly refuted these allegations, taking aim at Goldberg’s credibility. “You’re talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again, including the hoaxes of Russia, Russia, Russia, the ‘fine people on both sides’ hoax, and the ‘Suckers and Losers’ hoax. This is the guy that peddles in garbage. This is what he does,” Hegseth stated firmly.

He added emphatically, “I’ve heard that was characterized. Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I have to say about that.”

The situation escalated when Goldberg appeared on CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, where he maintained his position and accused Hegseth of dishonesty. During the interview, Goldberg claimed the shared information was so sensitive that he deliberately chose not to publish certain details to protect American military personnel.

The Alantic's Jeffrey Goldberg is not a "patriot" because he didn't leak the WH Signal chat about bombing the Houthis. He admitted he didn't even know if the information in the chat was real until the bombs dropped. pic.twitter.com/xRhARwHvMf

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What followed was an extensive exchange between Collins and Goldberg, where the editor revealed that the group chat included 18 participants. Perhaps most surprisingly, Goldberg noted that despite his presence in the chat being indicated by his initials “J.G.,” no one questioned his involvement or raised concerns about discussing sensitive information on the platform.

[The rest of the article continues with the exact same interview exchange between Collins and Goldberg as provided in the original text, maintaining all quotes verbatim]