Waltz called the situation «embarrassing» but promised that the White House would thoroughly investigate the matter.
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz took «full responsibility» on Tuesday for mistakenly adding the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic to a Signal chat group where discussions about military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen were taking place. «Well, look, a staffer wasn’t responsible», Waltz said during an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham.
This was his first public statement since The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg revealed he had access to the Trump administration’s internal discussions and planning for the March 15 airstrikes after Waltz inadvertently included him in the encrypted Signal group chat. «Look, I take full responsibility», Waltz added. «I built the group. My job is to make sure everything’s coordinated.»
Waltz Takes Blame on Himself
When questioned by the host of The Ingraham Angle about why Goldberg’s number was in his contacts in the first place, the White House official said he had no idea. «Have you ever had somebody’s contact that shows their name and then you have somebody else’s number there?» Waltz started.
«So, of course I didn’t see this loser in the group», he continued, describing Goldberg as an antagonist of Trump like many others believe. «It looked like someone else.
«Now, whether he did it deliberately or it happened by some other technical means is something we’re trying to figure out.
