Mask's DOGE reviewing Signal chat incident with US military plans

Billionaire Elon Musk and his team at the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are investigating how an editor at The Atlantic was added to a Signal group chat where U.S. military attack plans in Yemen were discussed, ABC News confirmed, according to a senior White House official, reports UNN.

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In his Fox News interview on Tuesday night, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz hinted at Musk's involvement, saying, "I just talked to Elon on the way here - we have the best technical minds looking into how this happened."

A White House official confirmed to ABC News that DOGE is involved and that the team is working with other teams to make communications "more secure and efficient."

In addition, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt told Fox News on Tuesday night that "Elon Musk's team of experts is investigating this, and the National Security Council is fully investigating this issue to ensure it never happens again."

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Earlier this week, the U.S. was shaken by a story in The Atlantic detailing how journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to a group chat on the Signal messenger, where US military strike plans in Yemen were discussed.

Democratic lawmakers have demanded answers from the White House in several letters. White House officials have defended the chat, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that "no one sent text messages about military plans."

Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said a day later that he takes "full responsibility" for the incident, telling Fox News that he created the group chat and "we made a mistake." He said that lessons had been learned and "we no longer use" the app.

Trump supported his advisor, also indicating that "Waltz has learned his lesson".