We read here that Pete Hegseth, the totally unqualified Secretary of Defense, conducted top secret discussions on signal and looped in a reporter from the Atlantic:
At 11:44 a.m., the account labeled “Pete Hegseth” posted in Signal a “TEAM UPDATE.” I will not quote from this update, or from certain other subsequent texts. The information contained in them, if they had been read by an adversary of the United States, could conceivably have been used to harm American military and intelligence personnel, particularly in the broader Middle East, Central Command’s area of responsibility. What I will say, in order to illustrate the shocking recklessness of this Signal conversation, is that the Hegseth post contained operational details of forthcoming strikes on Yemen, including information about targets, weapons the U.S. would be deploying, and attack sequencing.
The only person to reply to the update from Hegseth was the person identified as the vice president. “I will say a prayer for victory,” Vance wrote. (Two other users subsequently added prayer emoji.)
The reporter to whom these were sent, Jeffrey Goldberg, at first thought it might be some sort of hoax, but it soon became clear that it was not. Goldberg was privy to a lot of classified information, which he has not revealed, but he has revealed the fact that he was included in this exchange.
So, here’s my prediction. This story will get a bit of play in the media. The New York Times may even put it on the front page, but it will then be forgotten, because after all, this is a Republican massively screwing up, and that’s not news. If a Democrat had done it, it would never be forgotten until that Democrat resigned, which he or she should do, just as Hegseth should. Of course, no Republican in Congress will care. Even Susan Collins won’t be concerned.