US President Donald Trump has downplayed concerns over the recent leak of a private Signal group chat involving senior administration officials discussing military action in Yemen. Trump dismissed the incident as a “witch hunt” by the media and raised doubts about the reliability of the encrypted messaging platform, Signal. The controversy erupted after a journalist was inadvertently added to a sensitive group chat regarding US airstrikes on Houthi militants.

The leak came to light on March 24 when The Atlantic published a report detailing conversations between high-ranking members of the Trump administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The messages were obtained from a Signal group chat titled “Houthi PC small group,” allegedly due to an accidental addition of a journalist to the discussion.

The chat reportedly included discussions on the US military’s planned strikes on Houthi-controlled regions in Yemen, which were carried out on March 15. The strikes targeted locations in Sanaa and Saada in response to Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping. While reports indicate that dozens were killed in the strikes, the extent of the damage and civilian impact remains contested.

Despite the security breach, the White House has insisted that no classified information was leaked. However, The Atlantic released additional screenshots on........

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