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Jeffrey Goldberg Accuses Mike Waltz of Lying About Signal Chat

Mike Waltz, a former congressman, lied about his communications with Jeffrey Goldberg, an editor at The Atlantic. Jeffrey Goldberg accuses Waltz of fabricating the story. Waltz claimed that Goldbergโ€™s phone number โ€œsucked intoโ€ his phone before Waltz added it to a Signal group chat. This group chat discussed airstrikes on Yemen.

Goldberg, however, denies this claim. He told NBCโ€™s Kristen Welker that phone numbers donโ€™t just โ€œsuckโ€ into phones. โ€œMy number was in his phone because my number is in his phone,โ€ Goldberg said. He added that the explanation is simple: Waltz added him to the group chat by mistake.

Waltz had claimed he had never spoken to Goldberg and didnโ€™t know him. But a viral photo shows the two of them at an event in 2021. Goldberg says Waltz is not telling the truth. โ€œHeโ€™s telling everyone that heโ€™s never met me or spoken to me. Thatโ€™s just simply not true,โ€ Goldberg said.

Goldberg Responds to Waltzโ€™s Claims

Goldberg finds it strange that Waltz is denying their past interactions. Jeffrey Goldberg accuses Waltz of making false denials that they have met. He said that this situation has become โ€œsomewhat farcical.โ€ Goldberg doesnโ€™t think there is any hidden agenda here. โ€œMy number was in his phone. He mistakenly added me to the group chat. Thatโ€™s all.โ€

Goldberg did not go into detail about past talks with Waltz. But he stands by his claim that Waltz is lying about their interactions.

Waltzโ€™s Team Denies the Claims

The National Security Council spokesman, Brian Hughes, pushed back against Goldbergโ€™s accusations. Hughes said that Mike Waltz does not know Goldberg and doesnโ€™t remember meeting him. Hughes explained that Waltz met thousands of people during his time in Congress.

โ€œMike Waltz is a decorated Green Beret, combat veteran. Iโ€™ll take his word over Jeffrey Goldbergโ€™s any day,โ€ Hughes said.

The Signal Chat Controversy

The Signal chat in question was created on March 11. It was called โ€œHouthi PC small groupโ€ and discussed preparations for airstrikes in Yemen. Jeffrey Goldberg accuses Waltz of being dishonest about how his number ended up on Waltzโ€™s phone. Waltz invited Goldberg to this chat, but Waltz later claimed Goldbergโ€™s phone number somehow ended up on his phone without him knowing.

Waltz said that he had never met Goldberg, didnโ€™t know him, and had never talked to him. Some Trump allies doubt Waltzโ€™s version of events. They feel that Waltz is not being truthful about how Goldbergโ€™s number ended up on his phone.

White House and Trumpโ€™s Support for Waltz

Even though some people doubt Waltzโ€™s story, the White House and Trumpโ€™s team continue to support him. They have called out Goldbergโ€™s reporting in the past. Jeffrey Goldberg accuses Waltz of manipulating the narrative, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Goldberg of lying about weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 Iraq War.

Leavitt also mentioned Goldbergโ€™s 2020 story about Trump allegedly calling U.S. soldiers buried in France โ€œsuckersโ€ and โ€œlosers.โ€ Trump denied saying this, but some Democrats still believe the claim. Goldbergโ€™s story faced challenges when Navy records showed that weather, not the Secret Service, caused the canceled visit to the cemetery.

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