Trump Defends National Security Adviser Waltz After Signal Leak

The president also appeared to confirm the adviser’s staffer added The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg to the chat.

National security adviser Mike Waltz speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 20, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended national security adviser Mike Waltz after The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a Signal chat with other high-level administration officials.

Trump said he still backs Waltz, a former Republican congressman, as some House Democrats suggested that administration officials be fired over the incident.