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Politics
M.B. Mack

Trump Dismisses War Texts Leak as 'Not Serious' in Defense of Top Officials: 'Mike Waltz Learned a Lesson'

President Donald Trump has defended his national security team after a journalist was mistakenly added to a group chat discussing military plans, calling the situation "not serious." (Credit: Photo by ANNABELLE GORDON/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump defended National Security Adviser Mike Waltz after a journalist was mistakenly added to an encrypted group chat where high-ranking officials discussed military strikes in Yemen, dismissing the incident as "not serious."

Trump stood by Waltz, attributing the mistake to a staffer and downplaying concerns about national security risks. The President referenced the situation in an interview with NBC News as "the only glitch in two months, and it turned out not to be a serious one."

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