White House Says It’s ‘Moving Forward’ From Signal Leak
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The New York Times |
In the chat, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed specific operational details two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen.
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Donald Trump has said he is "not joking" about wanting to serve a third term as US president.
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In the US, daily downloads tripled to more than 60,000. In Yemen, where the app is less popular, downloads increased by five times to more than 1,000 per day, bringing the platform from No. 50 in the iOS social media app rankings to No. 9 in the country today.
What did they think about the national security breach, in which Trump administration officials discussed attack plans in Yemen on a commercial messaging app?
The White House concludes its review of the Signal chat leak, prompting calls for accountability and future security measures.- Watch Video on English Oneindia
The fallout continues over a security breach in which high-ranking members of the Trump administration accidentally shared plans about a forthcoming U.S. military attack on Yemen with the top editor of the Atlantic magazine on the Signal messaging app.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Israel was “incredibly angry” about the plans to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen leaked in a Signal group chat with Trump administration officials and a journalist.
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warned against using Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
The fallout continues over a security breach in which high-ranking members of the Trump administration accidentally shared plans about a forthcoming U.S. military attack on Yemen with the top editor of the Atlantic magazine on the Signal messaging app.
Israel reportedly supplied sensitive intelligence about a human target discussed in a Signal chat that included a journalist.
Rep. Seth Moulton has criticized the Trump administration for its response to the use of Signal by high-level officials to discuss military plans, saying they have done nothing to prevent a repeat