Mike Waltz, Donald Trump’s national security adviser, took full responsibility for the surprising military program leak on Signal Chat, but Trump stepped in to protect him, saying it was “the only glitch in two months.”
“I’m totally responsible. I’ve built a group. My job is to make sure everything is coordinated,” Waltz said in an interview with Fox News.
The Trump administration has scrambled to contain fallout since the Atlantic revealed on Monday that editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg had been accidentally added to chat with Waltz and other senior White House officials. The group discussed sensitive operational information regarding planned US airstrikes in Yemen.
Mike Waltz claims “fully responsible” for the signal, but cannot explain how it happened.
When pushed against Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Waltz accepts the responsibility to create a signal group, but he continues to distract himself from the responsibility, scorn Goldberg and says he cannot explain how the mistakes occurred.
“It’s embarrassing. Yes, we’re going to get to that bottom,” Waltz said, adding that he’s consulting with Elon Musk.
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Democrats demand answers to “careless” signal blunder
A Democrat senator called on Tuesday to answer the leaders of the U.S. intelligence reporting community over signal violations, claiming that “sloppy and careless” leaks put national security at risk.
National Intelligence Director Tarsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe appeared before the Senate Intelligence Email Committee. There, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennett denounced the security process as “wetlands,” “incompetent,” and “embarrassment.” Senior Intelligence officials face another round of questions by lawmakers Wednesday.
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The leak shows five eyes that allies “have to look to themselves,” says Mark Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says this means that allies increasingly “have to look to themselves” just as the signal cuts off trust with their former allies. Carney said that intelligence breach is “a serious and serious problem and we need to take all the lessons.” He said it’s important to see how people react to those mistakes and how they tighten them up.
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The Pentagon warned staff of using signals
The Department of Defense recently warned employees against the use of signals due to technical vulnerabilities. According to the pentagonal “OPSEC Special Breaking News” sent on March 18th, a NPR reporter saw, Russian hacking groups could exploit signal vulnerabilities to spy on encrypted organizations and target “people of interest.”
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The Trump administration argues details of the massive deportation are state secrets
The Trump administration has called for the “secret state” privilege to avoid providing further information to federal judges regarding the expulsion of highly controversial immigrants to El Salvador under the alien enemy law this month.
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Colombian protesters cannot detain Colombian protesters as she fights deportation
A federal judge in Manhattan has blocked immigrants from detaining the Trump administration, a Columbia University student and a legal permanent resident, from custodying Yunzeo Chong, who is about to take part in the Gaza solidarity protest.
The 21-year-old green cardholder, who has been living in the United States since he was seven, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, claiming that the government is “bludged with immigration enforcement and trying to curb speeches they dislike.”
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Trump signs executive orders that overturn the US voter registration process
Donald Trump has signed a widespread executive order that promises to fundamentally disrupt the American voter registration process, and has introduced extremely restrictive measures that can disenfranchise millions of citizens if enacted.
White House secretary Will Scharf was described on Tuesday as the “furtherest reach enforcement lawsuit” in the country’s history, and the order represents the latest list of long lists of attacks against immigrants, but also represents the current voting system.
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Trump’s explosion prompts the removal of his “distorted” portrait
The portrait of Donald Trump, commissioned by fellow Republicans — who came to believe he was clearly “deliberately distorted” — has been removed from the walls of the Colorado State Capitol since 2019.
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What happened today:
The University of Southern California announced an immediate employment freeze for all staff positions “with few critical exceptions” as US universities cut funding by the Trump administration.
U.S. consumer trust plummeted to its lowest level in over four years in March, with households fearing a future recession and fearing higher inflation due to Trump’s tariffs.
catch up? This is what happened on Monday, March 24th.
