A slight mistake in calling the phone by US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has made a journalist by mistake to chat with a special signal group discussing the possible American military strikes in Yemen, according to people familiar with the matter.
The group chat, which was created last month and the title of “HOUHI PC Small Group”, was intended for senior US officials who coordinate a response to The actions of the Houthi rebels In the Middle East. However, instead of adding a spokesman for the National Security Council, Brian Hughes, Al -Fals added by mistake Jeffrey Goldberg, editor -in -chief of the Atlantic Ocean, according to a report issued by the Guardian. Goldberg is a journalist criticizing US President Donald Trump.
How Goldberg ended in the sign collection
The error was followed again to an accident during the 2024 election campaign. In October, Goldberg sent an email to the Trump campaign to comment on a story criticizing Trump’s position towards US service members. Email, which included Goldberg signature and phone number, to the Waltz by Hughes as part of the briefing preparations. Although Waltz has never contacted Goldberg, its iPhone appears to have automatically saved the journalist number under Hughes, thanks to the common communication suggestion feature on Apple devices.
This digital mix remained without anyone noticing it until March 13, when Waltz created a sign chat with officials discussing sensitive military plans. Believing that he was adding Hughes, Waltz added about Goldberg’s number to the cryptocurrency interconnection.
Once it was discovered, the error made an internal investigation of the White House and a criminal review by the Information Technology Office. Officials emphasized that the problem stems from how to combine iPhone devices sometimes communication information based on previous interactions, even if they are brief or indirect.
While the situation sparked the eyebrows, especially about the use of a sign for classified discussions, it did not lead to any information about national security. The White House had authorized the reference as a temporary communication platform due to the lack of a safe alternative to the messages in actual time through agencies.
Trump was angry at first
The sources said that US President Donald Trump was angry at first, not on the security break, but on the fact that Waltz had saved Goldberg’s number on his phone. According to Trump’s thought of shooting at the Pallis, but in the end he decided against him, in part to avoid giving the Atlantic Ocean or the media a very perceived victory in his second term. He was also satisfied with the interpretation presented in the internal review.
Waltz later said he had never spoken to Goldberg and suggested to Fox News that the journalist number had been “absorbed” on his phone, referring to the iPhone automatic feature. “I will not comment on my relationship with Mike Waltz to what I say I know him and spoke to him,” said Goldberg, when he was reached for the comment.
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