President Donald Trump and top allies struggled to fend off criticism over the inadvertent inclusion of a journalist in a Signal chat discussing military attacks in Yemen, after newly disclosed texts showed how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed specific operational details.

Efforts by senior Trump officials to downplay the incident failed to gain traction outside of the president’s most fervent loyalists.{ai:summary}<p>President Trump and his allies faced backlash for including a journalist in a Signal chat about military operations in Yemen. Text messages revealed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared specific operational details, raising concerns over security and confidentiality. #military</p>

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