You know that sinking feeling…when you accidentally send a message to the wrong group chat?
Now imagine that group chat contains plans for military airstrikes… and the accidental recipient is the editor of The Atlantic.
Yes, that actually happened.
In what may go down as the most catastrophic “add to group” misclick in political messaging history, members of Trump’s second-term national security team reportedly looped journalist Jeffrey Goldberg into a Signal chat.
The topic? Nothing major. Just bombing the Houthis in Yemen.
Breezy.
Goldberg, bless him, assumed it might be a prank. Or phishing. Or maybe just performance art from a particularly bold intern.
But no – it was legit.
A full-on strategy discussion about military intervention, conducted on a messaging app best known for memes and last-minute pints.
It’s not just a PR disaster. It’s a full-blown, world-stage “oops” – the kind of blunder that makes even the most brazen spin doctor reach for the blackout curtains and bottle of something strong.
To paraphrase the old rule: never start a land war in Asia… and never start a group chat when you’re running foreign policy on your phone.
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