Mike Waltz Blasts Atlantic Editor Over Houthi Signal Chat ‘Hoax’

White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz isn’t letting the media twist another manufactured scandal. After The Atlantic’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg claimed he was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat discussing upcoming military action against Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen, Waltz fired back calling it exactly what it is another media hoax.

Waltz, speaking to reporters during a White House event on Tuesday, made it clear that he has never met, spoken to, or even heard from Goldberg.

“There’s a lot of journalists in this city who have made big names for themselves [by] making up lies about this president,” Waltz said, citing the Russia collusion hoax, fake quotes about Gold Star families, and now this latest smear. “This journalist in particular, I’ve never met, don’t know, never communicated with, and we are looking into him, reviewing how the heck he got into this room.”

That “room” being a Signal thread meant for Trump’s national security team not the press.

Here’s the truth:

• The Signal chat was private, involving top Trump officials like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, and Waltz himself.

• No classified materials or detailed war plans were shared, according to the White House.

• One of Waltz’s staffers inadvertently added Goldberg, who twisted the thread into a headline-grabbing hit piece.

And while the media ginned up outrage over a chat thread, President Trump and his team were busy obliterating Houthi terror infrastructure, restoring maritime security, and reasserting U.S. dominance after years of Biden-era appeasement.

Waltz didn’t hold back “The world owes President Trump a favor. Under Biden, global shipping was shut down… President Trump took decisive, active action… knocked out missiles, knocked out headquarters, knocked out communication sites.”

And as for Goldberg’s motive? Waltz nailed it “He wants the world talking about more hoaxes and this kind of nonsense, rather than the freedom that you’re enabling.”

Trump’s team is delivering results: terrorists are being crushed, sea lanes are reopening, and allies are once again looking to the U.S. for leadership. That’s the real story the Left wants to bury beneath fake controversies.

Waltz also gave a shoutout to his longtime ally and fellow veteran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying, “He’s leading the charge.”

While the media obsesses over Signal threads, Trump’s team is restoring American power with every precision strike.

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