Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online Monday. The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be authentic.”

Trump downplayed the incident as "the only glitch in two months" of his administration "and it turned out not to be a serious one."{ai:summary}<p>Top national security officials under President Trump, including the defense secretary, shared military strike plans for Yemen in a group chat on a secure messaging app that included The Atlantic's editor-in-chief. The National Security Council has confirmed the authenticity of the text chain. #military</p>

Trump says this incident is 'the only glitch in two months' of his administration

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