Trump administration has MORE texts leaked as Atlantic shares messages sent in group chat ahead of Houthi strikes

More messages from a group chat of senior White House officials which discussed airstrikes in Yemen have been published.

The group accidentally added a journalist to a sensitive Signal group chat called “Houthi PC small group”, where they discussed classified military plans.

Vice President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, were in the group as well as a journalist, The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.

After watching conversations play out between the officials, the editor wrote up how he was privy to chats over operational details, as well as other sensitive information.

The strikes eventually took place on March 15 and saw over 50 people die.

A new article published in The Atlantic today includes extensive screenshots of the text exchanges, which Goldberg said were in the public interest.

The text chain began at 11.44am EDT on March 15, just 31 minutes before the first US warplanes were launched.

Goldberg said that on the day of the attack, “the discussion veered toward the operational”.

Hegseth sent a long message detailing plans for strikes. It says:

“TIME NOW (1144et): Weather is FAVORABLE. Just CONFIRMED w/CENTCOM we are a GO for mission launch.”

“1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package)”

“1345: ‘Trigger Based’ F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME – also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s)”

“1410: More F-18s LAUNCH (2nd strike package)”

“1415: Strike Drones on Target (THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, pending earlier ‘Trigger Based’ targets)”

“1536 F-18 2nd Strike Starts – also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched.”

“MORE TO FOLLOW (per timeline)”

“We are currently clean on OPSEC. Godspeed to our Warriors.”

More to follow…