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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James Liddell

Elon Musk believes he knows why the Trump admin Signal leak was allowed to occur

Elon Musk has attempted to explain why Trump administration officials embroiled in the Signal group chat controversy did not use a government-approved communication system.

White House National Security adviser Mike Waltz mistakenly invited The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to an encrypted chat including secret war plans just days before a wave of air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen earlier this month, it was revealed on Monday.

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