Europeans “are pathogens”. After the incident of the Signal talk with the Pentagon’s plans for the harm in , Yemen, falsely shared with the producer of the , Atlantic magazine , and became common knowledge,  , Donald Trump , does not forgive but relaunches the accusations of his deputy J. D. Vance and Defense Secretary , Pete Hegseth , against , Europe , that emerged from the best secret chat.
The change between the associates of the US supervision shows all the hatred against the Old Continent. ” I can’t stand having to save , Europe , again”, Vance writes about a US assault against the , Houthis. ” I fully share your contempt for the German worm, it’s pathetic”, Hegseth replied. And to make matters worse, the US president himself commented:” I agree, they are parasites ( the Europeans, ed ). They have been for centuries, but we don’t blame them, we blame Biden”, Trump said, referring to business and taxes.
As for the hole due to the “mistaken” participation of journalist , Jeffrey Goldberg , in the chat by National Security Advisor , Mike Waltz, Trump downplays it, saying Waltz “probably” didn’t use it again and that no classified information was leaked anyhow: the assault on the , Houthis , was a great success. ” The only blip in two weeks, and it turned out to be no great deal”, Trump told Nbcnews, reiterating his trust in his national security staff and repeating that the presence of a columnist in the talk “had no effects either” on the military operation.
White House , spokeswoman , Karoline Leavitt , had anticipated on X that” no war plans were discussed, no classified material was posted in the chat”. ” Goldberg is well known for his sensationalism”, Leavitt said, presenting what she calls” the facts”. Regarding the use of Signal, the spokeswoman explained that the , White House , legal office “has provided a list of different platforms on which senior officials of , President Trump , can communicate as securely and efficiently as possible”.
However, CIA Director , John Ratcliffe , called the inclusion of a journalist in a Signal group chat among Trump administration officials discussing war plans “obviously inappropriate”. Ratcliffe’s comment came at the height of a tense exchange with Democratic Senator , Michael Bennet , during the , Senate Intelligence Committee , hearing, during which the , Colorado , senator pressed him on CIA rules regarding the handling of classified information and whether those rules were followed in the Signal chat reported by The , Atlantic. ” Does the CIA have rules about handling classified information? Yes or no”? Bennet asked, getting an affirmative answer.
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