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Trump officials accidentally texted war plans to journalist

Senior Trump administration officials used the commercial messaging app Signal to debate the pros and cons of launching military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen and accidentally invited Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic and Washington Week moderator, to be part of the chat. Goldberg revealed the details in a report for The Atlantic and joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more.

Trump officials accidentally texted war plans to journalist

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