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…

Mike Waltz reportedly left sensitive information on his Venmo account after leaking Trump war plans to journalist

The National Security Advisor's Venmo account has been made private in the wake of the allegations which come from Wired

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 ...