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Leaked texts show Trump administration’s dislike of Europe, bashing it as 'pathetic' and 'freeloading'

The U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels could ultimately help Europe's access to the Suez Canal—so Trump expects something "in return."

Fortune

‘He used to fire people on TV for sport:’ Pete Buttigieg calls on Trump to act over Signal leak

The Democrat appeared on CNN’s The Source on Monday evening after reports emerged that The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeff Goldberg was invited to an encrypted chat days before the wave of air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

The Independent UK

Jon Stewart jokes that US official was ‘distracted’ by TV when he added journalist to secret war plans chat

‘By the way, I might be in this group chat, I don’t know. I don’t check my group chats,’ joked Stewart

The Independent UK

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Jon Stewart destroys Trump officials caught up in Signal text leak scandal in Daily Show takedown

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart took down the Trump officials caught up in the Signal text leak scandal in his typical style.

The Independent UK

Exploitable flaws: what US adversaries could learn from White House security failure

Hostile intelligence agencies are likely to pore over details revealed in chat group planning for Yemen strikes

The Guardian - UK

Trump Cabinet members criticize ‘pathetic’ European allies in leaked messages

Trump cabinet members tear into ‘pathetic’ European allies for ‘free-loading’ in leaked messages

The Independent UK

'Pathetic European free-loading': US officials slam Europe in leaked chat

Trump's top national security officials laid bare their disdain for Europe in a top-secret group chat that was leaked when a journalist was mistakenly added to the conversation.

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First Thing: White House texts secret Yemen airstrike plans to reporter

Catastrophic security leak sparks calls for investigations. Plus, Tesla’s European sales drop 44%

The Guardian - UK

US-Russia negotiations on Ukraine likely to continue but nothing yet planned, Kremlin says

The Kremlin says that further discussions between U.S. and Russian negotiators on a potential ceasefire in Ukraine are expected but that no concrete plans have been made

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel shreds ‘bunch of doofs’ in Trump administration over Signal leak

‘Our national security is being guarded by a bunch of doofs you wouldn’t trust to throw your cousin a surprise party,’ Jimmy Kimmel Live host quipped

The Independent UK

Trump cabinet members tear into ‘pathetic’ European allies for ‘free-loading’ in leaked messages

The messages have come to light in an extraordinary security breach after a journalist was added to a high-level messaging group by mistake

The Independent UK

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth breaks silence over leaked Yemen war plans

‘Nobody was texting war plans’ US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a tense interview with a reporter in Hawaii

The Independent UK

Trump defence secretary Pete Hegseth breaks silence after Yemen war plans shared on group chat

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, of “peddling hoaxes” after Trump’s national security team mistakenly included him in their group chat about Yemen’s ‘war plans.’

The Independent UK

CNN airs brutal montage of Trump officials who were in Signal chat condemning Hillary Clinton’s email server

Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, John Ratcliffe and Mike Waltz all publicly criticized Clinton for failing to use proper government channels to share classified information

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

Yemen war plans: What did Trump aides leak to The Atlantic in Signal chat?

The Atlantic’s editor said Pete Hegseth sent operational details of a US attack on the Houthis in a Signal chat.

Evening Standard

'Free-loading' Europe and emojis: The leaked White House Signal messages in full

A screenshot from the group chat shows Pete Hegseth wrote ‘VP: I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It's PATHETIC’

International Business Times

'Nobody Was Texting War Plans': Hegseth Denies Mishandling Classified Data Amid Leaked Signal Chat

"You're talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who's made a profession of peddling hoaxes," Hegseth said about Jeffrey Goldberg, a well-regarded Washington reporter and editor.

International Business Times UK

Is Signal App Owned by China And Is It Safe To Use? Inside Pete Hegseth's Leaked Group Chat

A high-profile chat leak involving sensitive information has thrown the spotlight on the encrypted messaging app Signal.

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The Independent UK

Social media goes ballistic over Hegseth chat accidentally sharing secret Houthi bomb plans with journalist

Retired US Army General Barry McCaffery called the potentially disastrous goof up ‘disgraceful’

The Guardian - US

Stunning Signal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of Europe

Messages inadvertently shared with Atlantic journalist lay bare the unvarnished truth about how Vance and Hegseth feel about European allies

International Business Times

Trump Admin Sent Journalist Classified US Plan For Yemen Strikes

The White House said Trump "continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team," after the US president earlier said he did not "know anything about" the issue.

Al Jazeera

How Republicans and Democrats are reacting to the Yemen war plans leak

US Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer says leak is among the ‘most stunning’ intelligence breaches he has seen.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: anger as White House texts secret Yemen war plans to journalist

Catastrophic security leak sparks calls for investigations. Here is your roundup of key US politics stories from 24 March 2025

International Business Times

Goldberg Thought Signal Messages About Yemen Strikes Were A 'Hoax': 'They're Lucky They Didn't Send This To A Houthi'

Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, said he couldn't believe the Signal group text messages he received over the weekend about the impending U.S. attack on Houthi rebels were real --- until bombs started falling in Yemen.

Salon

Hegseth denies Yemen leaks

The defense secretary called the head honcho of The Atlantic a "highly discredited so-called journalist"

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