Trump administration facing calls of investigation over 'most stunning breach of military intelligence'
As we mentioned in our first post, the Trump administration is facing calls for an investigation after a journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat where senior US officials discussed plans for a strike against the Houthi rebel group.
In an article titled The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, revealed he "knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming".
The group included US vice president JD Vance, defence secretary Pete Hegseth, national security adviser Mike Waltz and director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard among others.
Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said the thread appeared to be authentic.
Emojis and classified intel
Goldberg was initially sceptical about the veracity of the group and initially thought "someone could be masquerading as Waltz in order to somehow entrap me".
He soon realised this was not the case, as classified military intel was sent openly, and the bombs discussed in the group actually began dropping on Yemen on 15 March.
After the strikes, participants used emojis like praying hands, the US flag, a fist and a fire to respond to the successful strikes.
Trump 'knew nothing'
When asked about his defence officials texting war plans to The Atlantic editor yesterday, Donald Trump said he knew "nothing" about the story.
But he did tell reporters that he was "not a big fan" of the magazine, saying it was one that was "going out of business".
'Almost certainly' crimes committed
Senior Democrats have been highly critical of the incident. Congressman Jamie Raskin told Sky's Martha Kelner: "This is such a basic error to be talking about war plans and military strategy in such a sloppy and open and public way.
"Almost certainly there were crimes committed in the process."
When asked about the use of emojis in the group chat, Raskin said: "It doesn't surprise me coming from this crowd."
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has called for a full investigation, saying: "This is one of the most stunning breaches of military intelligence I have read about in a very, very long time."