Action for Wednesday, 4/2/25
The Signalgate Scandal
By now, I’m sure you heard about “Signalgate” – the extremely concerning mixup involving several high-profile members of the Trump Administration and the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, who was mistakenly added to a private group chat where Defense Secretary Hegseth, VP Vance, and many others exchanged highly confidential information about their plans to bomb Yemen.
Military secrets are some of the most closely guarded pieces of information in our government. Leaked plans put both US soldiers and civilian lives at risk. Trump’s “merit-based” lackeys have now revealed to the entire world just how seriously they take their duty to protect those lives. Every day since, they have tried to tell us the information was not confidential, but we know better, and we won’t back down.
This level of incompetence, which never would have been revealed if not for the bravery of The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, demands immediate action. We must not let this Administration gaslight us into accepting this potentially catastrophic type of misconduct as normal behavior.
(Use one or more of the bullet points below to compose your message)
Senators Wyden & Merkley, Reps. Janelle Bynum, Maxine Dexter, Andrea Salinas Talking Points: Hi. My name is _______ and I live in __________(include ZIP Code). I’m calling because
- The Signal chat disaster marks a dangerous and highly concerning threat to our national security, and highlights the obvious incompetence of this administration.
- The White House can try to gaslight us all they want, but we know mistakes this big can’t be ignored or pushed aside.
- I am calling on you to denounce these attempts at downplaying the reality of this mishap and call for Secretary Hegseth to step down immediately.
If you would like to thank Jeffrey Goldberg for his bravery and his journalistic integrity, you can write to The Atlantic here:
The Atlantic
610 Water Street, SW
- The Parnas Perspective – Aaron Parnas:The White House Still Claims Pete Hegseth’s Messages Weren’t “War Plans.” They Were
- Techradar.com – Signalgate explained: what is Signal, and how secure is the messaging app?
- USA Today – ‘Bombs started falling’: Why is the ‘SignalGate’ controversy exploding?
