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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Who is Mike Waltz? The National Security Adviser under fire for adding journalist to group chat about Yemen strikes

President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has found himself in the middle of a political firestorm after mistakenly adding The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief to a group chat about U.S. plans to strike Yemen on the encrypted messaging app Signal.

Now, Trump and certain media outlets are defending Waltz, while Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth denied the legitimacy of the leaks, despite the administration confirming their validity.

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