White House taps Musk to investigate Signal chat mishap
- The White House is addressing a messaging mistake after a journalist was mistakenly added to a national security chat involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and others discussing military strikes against the Houthis.
- Elon Musk has been asked by the White House to lead the investigation into the incident alongside other officials from the National Security Council.
- House and Senate committees have demanded answers from FBI Director Kash Patel regarding the incident, which critics have labeled as a national security breach.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the national security adviser took responsibility and that changes are being made to prevent future incidents.
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No U.S. officials will be dismissed after the dramatic security flaw on a ring of Signal messaging, where a journalist had been mistakenly added while senior U.S. officials were discussing upcoming strikes on the Houthis in Yemen, assured Vice President JD Vance on Friday.


The Secretary of Defense fed the chat with military secrets. Now Elon Musk is supposed to check how a journalist could read along.

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