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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Clea Skopeliti

First Thing: Mike Waltz takes ‘full responsibility’ for Signal chat gaffe

Mike Waltz talking in a meeting
Waltz said he could not explain how it happened. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning.

Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, has said he accepts “full responsibility” for creating the group chat of top security officials that leaked highly sensitive information about imminent strikes in Yemen after accidentally including a journalist.

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