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The Hill
26-03-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
DC Bureau: Signal group chat attack plans update
trt: 1:18 o/c: excuse after excuse {intro} {PKG} There was no harm done because the attack was incredibly successful that night. FOR A THIRD WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TEXTING PLANS FOR A MILITARY STRIKE IN A GROUP CHAT ON THE "SIGNAL" APP. THE ATLANTIC'S EDITOR IN CHIEF JEFFREY GOLDBERG SAYS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER MIKE WALTZ MISTAKENLY ADDED HIM TO THE GROUP. [TAKE SOT NAME:Karoline Leavitt DURATION:0:04] ON RELEASED MESSAGES SHOWING THE AND WEAPONS USED... [TAKE :NATS OUTCUE:AIRSTRIKES DURATION:0:02] FOR MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST THE HOUTHI'S -- A TERRORIST GROUP IN YEMEN. ONE MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH SAYS..."THIS IS WHEN THE BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP" BUT HE MESSAGES DID NOT INCLUDE WAR PLANS... [TAKE SOT NAME:Pete Hegseth DURATION:0:08] FOR A SECOND DAY IN A TOP ADMINISTRATION WERE ON THE CHAT... FACED QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF CONGRESS -- THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WEREN'T SHARING ANY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION [TAKE SOT NAME:John Ratcliffe DURATION:0:05] BUT DEMOCRATS NOT CONVINCED. [TAKE SOT NAME:Eugene Vindman DURATION:0:03] [TAKE SOT NAME:Jason Crow DURATION:0:05] {VINAY TAG} < THE TOP DEMOCRAT ON THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE HAVE CALLED FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ADMINISTRATION'S USE OF THE "SIGNAL" APP. THEY'VE ALSO ASKED FOR A CLASSIFIED BRIEFING INTO THIS EPISODE. {SUGGESTED QUESTION} VINAY -- DEMOCRATS HAVE CALLED FOR OFFICIALS TO LOSE THEIR JOB OVER THIS MESSAGE CHAIN. WHAT DOES THE WHITE HOUSE SAY? {VINAY ANSWER} WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HIS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM. SHE WOULD NOT ANSWER A YES-OR-NO QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER ANYBODY WOULD LOSE THEIR JOBS OVER THIS.
The Hill
05-03-2025
- Business
- The Hill
DC Bureau: President Trump Speaks to Congress
{intro} {PKG} America is back! PRESIDENT DONALD HIS FIRST SPEECH... BACK BEFORE A JOINT -- ALBIET DIVIDED -- SESSION OF CONGRESS. Remove this gentleman from the chamber SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON HAD TEXAS CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN PROTESTS. CHEERS PRESIDENT FEBURARY BORDER THEIR LOWEST IN DECADES. HE RECOGNIZED THE FAMILIES OF 22-YEAR-OLD LAKEN 12-YEAR-OLD JOCELYN NUNGARAY... POLICE WERE PEOPLE HERE ILLEGALLY. America will never ever forget our beautiful Lakin Hope Riley. ON TARIFFS... it's a beautiful word, isn't it? We will take in trillions and trillions of dollars and create jobs like never seen before COST THE AVERAGE FAMILY AN EXTRA 16-HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR... PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO LOOKING TO SAVE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. we'll be ending the flagrant waste of taxpayer dollars FOR WHITE HOUSE HAS NOT IN CHARGE OF ON TUESDAY.... DOGE…perhaps you've heard of it. Which is headed by Elon Musk who is in the gallery tonight. SENATOR ELISSA SLOTKIN RESPONDED TO MUSK'S PUSH FOR THE DEMOCRATS' REBUTTAL. Change doesn't have to be chaotic. or make us less safe. {VINAY TAG} {SUGGESTED QUESTION} VINAY -- THE PRESIDENT ALSO SAID RUSSIA MAY BE READY FOR PEACE. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THE RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR? {VINAY ANSWER} - RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ZELENSKYY -- UKRAINE IS READY TO NEGOTIATE A PEACE DEAL AND WOULD ACCEPT MINERALS AGREEMENT -
