A shocking security breach involving former President Trump’s aides discussing military plans in a Signal group chat—including a journalist—has raised serious concerns. However, instead of addressing the gravity of the situation, pro-Trump media outlets are working to discredit the reporting, downplay the incident, and shift public focus elsewhere.
Rather than debating the risks of such a leak, conservative media figures have chosen to attack The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, who exposed the story. On X, Elon Musk and his supporters mocked the controversy, while right-wing outlets like Breitbart focused on undermining Goldberg’s credibility instead of analyzing the national security implications.
This approach is reminiscent of Trump’s first term, during which damaging reports were routinely dismissed as partisan smears or “fake news.” Right-wing media played a key role in shaping Trump’s response then, and the same pattern is repeating now.
Fox News, the dominant conservative news network, has taken the lead in minimizing the scandal. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox host, dismissed the controversy by branding Goldberg a “discredited journalist” and accusing him of spreading misinformation. This mirrors Trump’s long-standing tactic of labeling unfavorable reports as “hoaxes” to rally his base into ignoring them.
Despite these denials, the Trump administration has already confirmed the authenticity of the leaked messages. Goldberg directly refuted Hegseth’s claim, stating, “That’s a lie. He was texting war plans.”
Fox News hosts, however, have continued to downplay the situation. Sean Hannity criticized media reactions as “hysteria,” while Laura Ingraham suggested only “left-wing networks” were interested. Jesse Watters trivialized the issue, saying, “We’ve all texted the wrong person before.”
Rather than providing serious coverage, Fox & Friends prioritized a segment on deportations before briefly addressing the leak, casting doubt on Goldberg’s account instead of acknowledging the severity of the breach.
Meanwhile, Trump’s advisors appear unconcerned. Axios quoted an anonymous Trump aide stating, “We don’t care what the media says” and predicting that the issue “will blow over.”
However, Trump is known to care deeply about media coverage. Despite recently attacking NBC News, he called into the network to comment on the Signal chat scandal.
Goldberg’s report remains The Atlantic’s top-read article, demonstrating the public’s continued interest. Unfazed by potential backlash, Goldberg asserted, “All we can do is just go do our jobs.”
While pro-Trump media scrambles to spin the narrative, the core issue remains unchanged: a major security breach has occurred, and no amount of deflection can erase the facts.
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