Mike Waltz admits 'mistake' in 'embarrassing' sharing of Yemen strike plans with journalist

Heading national security isn't an internship

Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he's a good man. "This was the president of the United States' defense of his national security adviser, who's embroiled in a humiliating, alarming, and downright unfathomable breach of security — and confidence.

Violence against journalists can’t be normalised – The Mail & Guardian

“Of course I didn’t see this loser in the group,” United States national security adviser Mike Waltz said of his historic gaffe of inviting The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg into a Signal group plotting a Yemen airstrike. This was not just any loser, but “the bottom-scum of journalists”. Much has already been written about the obvious, monumental issues this saga exposes: that a frat group chat is nonchalantly deliberating over human…

The embarrassment is not over for the participants in “Signalgate.” Now Wired magazine reveals that security consultant Mike Waltz had a public account on Venmo, an app similar to the Swedish Swish. There, anyone, including foreign actors, has been able to access a list of 328 of his “friends.”

Mike Waltz’s Venmo Account Reveals Phone Contacts Including Top Reporters.

IN BRIEF:What Happened: Mike Waltz, the U.S. National Security Adviser, reportedly left his Venmo account publicly accessible, revealing a list of his contacts amid a controversy over leaked military plans. Who’s Involved: Mike Waltz, Susie Wiles, Pete Hegseth, Walker Barrett, Dan Crenshaw, journalists like Bret Baier and Brian Kilmeade, and the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg. Where & When: The incident was initially reported …

Surprise! The guy leaking war plans is very, very bad at cybersecurity

If Mike Waltz knows anything about national security, he’s doing an excellent job of keeping it a secret. Not only did President Donald Trump’s national security adviser create the now-infamous ...

Mike Waltz's Venmo account showed his contacts — even after bombshell report on secret Signal chat

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was among the contacts listed in Waltz's Venmo account.