US President Donald Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with national security advisor Michael Voltz because of his role in the leakage of Signal Group Chat. The incident also created difficulties in the election process in his place in Congress, reports NBC News, citing republican sources.
Trump is angry with the fact that Voltz accidentally added the editor -in -chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg to the chat designed to coordinate the actions of high -ranking national security officials. This leakage of information has become a resonant event in both the US and internationally.
In addition, Trump is concerned that the election race for the place of Voltz in Congress in Florida becomes more competitive than expected. The special elections that will take place next week are the result of the appointment of the Voltz to the administrative position. Despite the fact that Republicans are convinced of the victory of their candidate Randy Fine, Trump believes that the situation creates a negative background for the party.
The editor -in -chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg in an interview with the Air Force noted that the White House officials were convinced that the Voltz is an "idiot" through this incident. He stressed that many national security people cannot believe that the Voltz had made such a mistake.
After publishing part of the secret correspondence of the Voltz, he acknowledged that he had added Goldberg to the chat, but denied acquaintance with him. At the same time, the journalist claims that he has met with Voltz several times, questioning his explanation.
Voltz even asked Ilona Mask to find out how Goldberg's contact was. The journalist made fun of this situation, saying that it was a task for "eight -year children", not for a technical tycoon.
Meanwhile, Signal Moksie Marlinsk founder also responded to the scandal, sarcastically stating that the users of his messenger now have a "unique opportunity" to be accidentally added to US secret military discussions.
