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Trump's Signal scandal festers

by on08 April 2025


White House blames Apple

The White House points fingers at the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple's iPhone for the recent Signalgate debacle. Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a sensitive Signal group chat.

An internal probe revealed that US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz inadvertently saved Goldberg's number under Trump spokesperson Brian Hughes' contact. This mix-up occurred after Hughes forwarded Goldberg's email to Waltz via text, including Goldberg's contact details. The iPhone's contact suggestion feature erroneously linked Goldberg's number to Hughes.

Consequently, when Waltz aimed to add Hughes to the Signal chat, he inadvertently said Goldberg instead, exposing confidential military discussions.

While the White House attributes the mishap to the iPhone's auto-suggest feature, critics argue that human error and using personal devices for classified communications is the real issue.

The White House might be calling time on Signalgate. Still, fresh revelations say Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s crew were firing off national secrets in Signal groups like it was a group project.

Politico reports that at least 20 Signal chat groups were used by Trump’s national security teams, helmed by US national security adviser Mike Waltz and his squad.

Four insiders told Politico they'd been personally added to the chats and witnessed messages covering hotspots like “Ukraine, China, Gaza, Middle East policy, Africa, Europe, and more.” Two of them had direct knowledge of more than 20 such encrypted threads.

They claimed to have “personally seen instances of sensitive information being discussed,” blowing apart Job’s Mob's earlier insistence that usage was minimal.

As if that wasn’t enough, the Washington Post dropped another steaming pile this morning—Trump’s National Security Council (NSC) was swapping top-secret material through their Gmail accounts like teens dodging school email filters.

US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were accused of using Gmail to carry out government work. A senior aide under Waltz reportedly shared intelligence about “highly sensitive military positions and weapon systems in an ongoing conflict” through their account.

This latest flurry adds weight to growing concerns that Trump’s national security operation ran like a back alley garage—with no protocols, accountability, or encryption standards.

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