White House Tries to Spin The Atlantic Releasing War Plans Texts as ‘Hoax’ from Mediaite Joe DePaolo

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Moments after the bombshell publication of the leaked text messages in which top officials candidly discussed plans to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen, The White House employed some bizarre spin — in an apparent attempt to downplay or dismiss the messages.

In a post to X, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to claim victory by sharing a screenshot of the headline of The Atlantic’s latest article, “Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal.”

“The Atlantic has conceded: these were NOT ‘war plans,’” Leavitt wrote. “This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin.”

Leavitt appeared to be pointing out a slight difference from the headline of The Atlantic’s original piece on the leak — which referred to “war plans” being discussed, rather than “attack plans.”

But whether they were war plans or attack plans, what is now clear is that those plans were detailed and unquestionably constituted highly sensitive information. In the new article published Wednesday morning, The Atlantic posted the messages sent to editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg from the group text chain on which he’d been included. The messages included detailed information about the precise timing of the planned strikes on the Houthis and the specific targets roughly two hours before the strikes were carried out, and a half hour before the mission had even begun.

Leavitt is scheduled to hold a briefing at 1 p.m. Wednesday, during which this topic is certain to come up.

More on the Trump Admin War Plan Leak:

1. The Atlantic Publishes Trump Attack Plans After Administration Denies Group Chat
2. Trump Just Handed His Biggest Enemy in Media a Slam Dunk
3. But How Did It End Up In Your Phone?’ Laura Ingraham Grills Trump NatSec Advisor Over Leak ‘That’s a Pretty Big Problem’
4. Jeffrey Goldberg Says He’s Considering Releasing More of Signal Chat — As Trump Officials Deny Under Oath That It Was Classified
5. JD Vance Criticizes Trump in Leaked War Plans Group Chat: ‘Not Sure the President Is Aware How Inconsistent This Is’
6. Trump Officials Stumped At Hearing When Asked If Goldberg Can Post Bombshell Texts Since They Claim No Classified Info

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