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During a press conference on Tuesday, President Trump addressed one of the most significant scandals of his second term: the accidental sharing of war plans by his Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, with The Atlantic’s top editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, via a rogue invite to a group Signal chat.<\/p>\n

Trump’s tone when discussing the incident was surprisingly nonchalant, stating, “It’s just something that can happen,” in reference to the Secretary of Defense unintentionally sending secret war plans to a journalist. He reiterated, “It can happen. You can even prepare for it, it can happen,” in an attempt to downplay the severity of the situation.<\/p>\n

Later, Trump elaborated on his understanding of the incident, saying, “Sometimes people are hooked in and you don\u2019t know they\u2019re hooked in.” He then transitioned into a more abstract discussion about the nature of modern technology, stating, “It’s not a perfect technology, there is no perfect technology. We always want to use the best technology. This was the best technology for the moment.” However, his comments failed to provide clarity, particularly given that Signal is not approved for discussing sensitive matters<\/a> due to the potential for hacking by foreign actors.<\/p>\n

Frankly, it’s unclear whether Trump fully understands what Signal is. He referred to it as “an app\u2014if you want to call it an app” at one point. Later, the President admitted, “Well, I don’t know\u2014I don’t know anything about Signal, I wasn’t involved with this, I just heard about it.” He added, “I hear it’s used by a lot of groups.”<\/p>\n