The early months of President Donald Trump's second term have been characterized by a sort of weaponized bumbling: an oafishness and lack of care that has made his administration no less effective at dismantling the checks on the executive branch. However, knowing that the administration will approach all sensitive situations with disdain and disregard doesn't make the latest story from The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg any less shocking.
Goldberg reports that he was accidentally added to a group chat on the messaging app Signal by Trump Security Adviser Mike Waltz earlier this month. In the chat, Waltz spoke with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio about their then-upcoming attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
