Johnson downplays security concerns after Yemen war plans shared with journalist
Speaker Mike Johnson downplayed a flurry of national security concerns prompted by The Atlantic's reporting that editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added into a Signal group chat discussing classified plans for a strike on Houthi militants.
"The administration is addressing what happened, apparently, an inadvertent phone number made it onto that thread. They're going to track that down and make sure that it doesn't happen again," he said at the U.S. Capitol.

ABC News Correspondent Jay O'Brien pressed Johnson, "But is it irresponsible?"
"Look, I'm not going to characterize what happened," Johnson said. "I think the administration has acknowledged it was a mistake, and they'll tighten up and make sure it doesn't happen again. I don't know what else you can say about."
Johnson added he doesn't believe national security advisor Mike Waltz or Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be disciplined for the matter.







