President Donald Trump on Tuesday shut down CNN’s Kaitlan Collins when she attempted to ask him a question about the war plan group chat.
The Trump administration has been under fire since a bombshell report from The Atlantic revealed that Jeffrey Goldberg — the outlet’s editor-in-chief — was mistakenly added to a chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal. In the chat, multiple high-ranking members of Trump’s cabinet discussed the then-upcoming attack on the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Shortly after the story broke, Trump was asked about and claimed he knew nothing at the time. Early Tuesday, he came to the defense of National Security Adviser Mike Waltz — who invited Goldberg into the chat — and dismissed the mistake as a “glitch” while reaffirmed his confidence in him.
Hours later, Trump was again asked about the Signal mishap during an ambassador meeting.
“Mr. President,” Collins said, “you said that your National Security learned a lesson after a reporter–”
Trump then cut Collins off to give another reporter the floor instead.
“Excuse me,” Trump interjected, “I didn’t pick you. Go ahead.”
While Trump has not publicly commented much on the controversy, his cabinet members have had to answer for it. Earlier in the day, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Radcliffe were grilled during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
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