Opinion | The Worst Part of Pete Hegseths Group Chat Debacle

In this episode of “The Opinions,” the New York Times Opinion columnist David French breaks down the security concerns behind the Trump administration’s military discussions on the Signal app and the consequences such a security breach could have on American safety and military strategy.Below is a transcript of an episode of “The Opinions.” We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect.You can do so using the player above or on the NYT Audio app, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.David French: I’m a columnist at The New York Times, and I’m a former JAG officer, an Army lawyer.

Earlier this week, we found out that Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, received an invitation from the national security adviser, Michael Waltz, to join a Signal group chat.Audio clip of broadcast news: He was put on a group chat with several high ranking White House officials, and he received several messages discussing plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen.Audio clip of Jeffrey Goldberg: He was texting attack plans, when targets were going to be targeted, how they were going to be targeted, who was at the targets, when the next sequence of attacks were happening.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe....