Greer also seems probable because the U.S. Trade Representative frequently attends National Security Council meetings.
Pete Hegseth’s job is in jeopardy following the reveal that President Donald Trump’s officials, including National Security Advisor Mark Waltz and VP JD Vance created a Signal chat group and mistakenly added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, where discussions about military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen were taking place.
The ‘war plan’ leak has raised questions about why the war plans were being discussed on Signal instead of secure government channels. Waltz has taken the blame on himself for the snafu, saying, «I built the group. My job is to make sure everything’s coordinated.» But how did the mistake happen, and why was Goldberg mistakenly added to the group?
Maybe Someone Important
Goldberg certainly was added by mistake, but who did Waltz or Hegseth actually want to added but was left out of the all-important conversation? It’s possible that the intended recipient was U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, given the strikes’ connection to trade routes.
Alternatively, Waltz—or someone on his team—may have confused «JG» for «JD», hastily tapped the «add» button, and only later realized the mistake, thinking, Wait, I thought I added Vance to this.
