In a surprising move, President Donald Trump will meet with The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss a story about the journalist’s involvement in a secret group chat that revealed sensitive US strike plans.
The White House has downplayed an incident in which the Atlantic editor-in-chief was added to a group chat with information on an attack against the Houthis. President Donald Trump will meet with The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, along with two of his colleagues, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer.
A Signal Group Chat Gone Wrong
In April, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was reported to have shared information about a military action in a private Signal group chat. This incident led to widespread criticism, including from The Atlantic, which had been added to the same chat by mistake. Hegseth’s wife and brother were also part of the chat.
Pete Hegseth is an American television commentator and author.
He was born on November 25, 1979, in Rochester, Minnesota.
Hegseth served as a combat officer in the United States Army Reserve, including a deployment to Iraq in 2003-2004.
He has worked as a commentator for Fox News Channel since 2016, appearing regularly on shows such as 'Fox & Friends' and 'Hannity'.
Hegseth is also a co-host of the weekday morning show 'Outnumbered'.
Trump Defends His Defence Secretary
Despite the controversy surrounding the incident, Trump has continued to defend his defence secretary. In a recent statement, he said that ‘doing a great job’ and that everyone was ‘happy with him.’ However, it is unclear why Hegseth’s wife and brother would require advanced warnings about sensitive US strike plans.
A Presidential Interview
Trump has announced that he will be meeting with Goldberg to discuss a story titled ‘The Most Consequential President of this Century.’ The interview comes after Goldberg published a story about being added to the secret group chat on Signal. In his post, Trump questioned whether Goldberg and his colleagues were _’capable of writing a fair story on ‘TRUMP’?’
