Trump called him a ‘sleazebag.’ Then he got invited to a secret chat.
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Jeffrey Goldberg, who writes frequently about foreign affairs and domestic politics, became the Atlantic’s editor in chief in 2016.
The journalist the Trump administration inadvertently included in a secret chat about military plans happens to be a familiar target of President Trump’s ire. Trump has long criticized Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of the Atlantic, at times referring to him in rallies and on social media as a “sleazebag," “con man" and “slimeball reporter." And that was before Goldberg published a story Monday saying that he had been invited to a group chat for senior national-security officials that included detailed discussions of airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen.
National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes confirmed the authenticity of the chat. While lawmakers grapple with questions about the legality and security of the Signal communications, Trump’s team has focused its attention on Goldberg.
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