U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed that there are no issues regarding the incident where senior administration officials discussed the planned attacks by the Yemen-based Islamic militant group Houthi in a group chat on the messaging app "Signal" without knowing that reporters were present.
White House Spokesperson Caroline Levitt said on the 26th (local time), "The president's views have not changed, whether yesterday or today," adding, "He trusts his national security team," indicating that there has been no change in the stance expressed the day before.
Earlier, on the 25th, President Trump met with reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., and stated, "To my knowledge, there was no classified information in the chat room," noting, "The operation was completely successful, and the app they used (Signal) is an app many in government and media use."
The Atlantic, a current affairs magazine where Editor Jeffrey Goldberg was invited to the chat room, published the full content discussed by Trump's security team in the chat room that day. Spokesperson Levitt mentioned that President Trump had also seen this information, saying, "What I can say for sure is what I just discussed with the president, and he continues to have trust in his national security team."
In the full messages released by The Atlantic, despite Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posting information about specific operational times and methods of attack, Spokesperson Levitt repeated the previous stance of the Trump administration, stating, "War plans were not discussed, and no classified information was transmitted."
Spokesperson Levitt emphasized that the operations against the Houthi rebels were successful despite the controversy, stating, "Attacks against the Houthis will continue until the Trump administration feels they are no longer necessary and until terrorists are eliminated."
However, it was reported that an investigation into how Editor Goldberg was invited to the chat room is underway by the National Security Council (NSC), the legal counsel's office, and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team led by Elon Musk.