US President Donald Trump addressed concerns over a security breach involving a Signal group chat that reportedly included senior government officials discussing an upcoming strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to reports, a staff from National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s office mistakenly added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, to the encrypted chat.

In an interview with an American news channel, Trump reportedly stated that the inclusion of Goldberg had “no impact at all” on the Yemen strike. He further clarified that the staffer responsible had Goldberg’s number saved and inadvertently added him to the group.

Goldberg himself detailed the incident in an article, claiming he was added to a Signal chat on March 11, reportedly named Houthi PC Small Group, which included high-profile officials such as Waltz, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance, among others.

As per reports, members of the chat discussed the timing of strikes on the Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen. Goldberg recounted that a message in the group suggested detonations would begin at 1.45 pm Eastern Time. Minutes later, reports of explosions in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, surfaced on social media.

The accidental inclusion of a journalist has sparked outrage among Democratic leaders, who are reportedly calling for resignations or Congressional testimonies from officials involved, particularly Hegseth and Waltz.

Trump defended Waltz, stating that the national security advisor had learned a lesson but remained a ‘good man’. He also reportedly assured that Waltz would not be fired over the incident.