The mainstream media’s obsession with undermining the Trump administration continues unabated. Nearly every week brings a new so-called “bombshell” report designed to damage President Donald Trump’s team. These accusations rarely stand up to scrutiny.
Liberal publications seem particularly fixated on finding any opportunity to question the competence of Trump’s cabinet members. The pattern has become predictable. The latest target? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
This time, it’s The Atlantic making extraordinary claims. And just like previous attacks, this one is falling apart under minimal examination.
“Nobody was texting war plans and that’s all I have to say about that,” Hegseth declared firmly after his plane touched down in Hawaii on Monday.
The Secretary was responding to shocking allegations from The Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
The Atlantic’s Latest Attack on Trump Officials
Goldberg claimed he was accidentally added to a cabinet-level Signal group chat on March 13. This was just two days after National Security Adviser Mike Waltz supposedly requested to add him as a contact. According to The Atlantic, this group chat was coordinating President Trump’s strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The most serious allegation? That Hegseth had “texted [Goldberg] the war plan at 11:44 a.m.” on March 15. Goldberg further claimed that this information included “precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing.”
If true, such a disclosure would represent a serious national security breach. Goldberg dramatically suggested the information “could conceivably have been used to harm American military and intelligence personnel.”
Isn’t it interesting how these “accidental” leaks always seem to happen to conservative officials? I’ve noticed these media attacks have an uncanny way of appearing right when Trump administration policies start showing real success.
“You’re talking about a deceitful and highly discredited, so called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again, to include the, I don’t know, the hoaxes of Russia, Russia, Russia, or the fine people on both sides, hoax, or suckers and losers hoax,” Hegseth said regarding Goldberg.
Hegseth Pushes Back Against “Discredited” Journalist
Hegseth didn’t stop there in his denunciation of Goldberg’s credibility.
“This is the guy that pedals in garbage. This is what he does,” the Defense Secretary added, clearly frustrated by yet another baseless attack.
This isn’t Goldberg’s first controversial claim about the Trump administration. He infamously wrote the widely disputed story alleging that President Trump had called American troops who died in World War II “suckers and losers” – a claim vehemently denied by multiple witnesses. Remember that one? It fell apart faster than CNN’s ratings.
The National Security Council did confirm the existence of a group chat. However, they’ve offered no verification of Goldberg’s most explosive claims about war plans being shared. That critical detail seems to conveniently get buried in the reporting.
Trump’s Successful Yemen Strategy Under Fire
Lost in this manufactured controversy is the actual success of President Trump’s military strategy against the Houthi rebels. These Iranian-backed militants had been targeting U.S. ships in the Red Sea since October 2023, representing a direct threat to American interests.
“I would love to comment on the Houthi campaign, because of the skill and courage of our troops,” Hegseth noted. “Our troops, our sailors, were getting shot at as targets. Our ships couldn’t sail through, and when they did, shoot back purely defensively.”
President Trump’s approach represented a clear break from previous passive policies. As Hegseth explained, Trump said, “No more. We will reestablish deterrence, we will open freedom of navigation, and we will ultimately decimate the Houthis, which is exactly what we’re doing.”
That decisive leadership has already yielded results, with American ships now able to navigate the critical waterway with significantly reduced threats. When Trump promises to protect American interests, he delivers – something the media seems allergic to acknowledging.
The timing of this accusation – just as the military operation shows success – raises obvious questions about motivation. Are they really concerned about national security, or just desperate to undermine Trump’s administration at every turn?
The media’s desperation to undermine the Trump administration grows more transparent by the day. But decisive leadership focused on protecting American interests will ultimately speak louder than baseless accusations from discredited journalists.
Key Takeaways:
- The Atlantic’s accusations about leaked war plans follow their pattern of publishing unverified claims against Trump officials.
- Defense Secretary Hegseth firmly denied the allegations, calling out Goldberg’s history of “peddling hoaxes.”
- While the media focuses on manufactured controversies, Trump’s decisive strategy against Houthi rebels is actually working.
- Americans should remain skeptical of “bombshell” reports from publications with established anti-Trump agendas.
Source: Breitbart
