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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 6088604" data-attributes="member: 48469"><p>Per CNN's live feed:</p><p></p><p>"Republican lawmakers are reacting to <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/" target="_blank">revelations in The Atlantic</a> that top members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet sent detailed operational plans about <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/15/politics/trump-houthis-military-action/index.html" target="_blank">US military strikes on Yemen</a> to a group thread on the Signal messaging app.</p><p></p><p>The messages in the chat, to which an Atlantic reporter was accidentally added, contained likely highly classified information.</p><p></p><p><em>Here’s what some other GOP lawmakers are saying:</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Sen. Roger Wicker</strong>, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told CNN that the security lapse is a “concern” and that his panel will “definitely” look into the matter and seek briefings. Pressed whether he thought Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was ready to serve in the position, Wicker said: “Well, we’re going to look into this and see what the facts are, but it’s definitely a concern. You can be sure the committee, House and Senate will be looking into this.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Sen. Tommy Tuberville</strong>, a member of the same committee, called the discussions a mistake, but said it didn’t warrant a congressional probe. “You can’t put just blame on just one person, other than the fact that the person in charge, that the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, he’ll get it corrected. And you know, that’s just part of transition and growing,” he said.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Sen. Susan Collins, </strong>a member of the Senate intelligence committee, said “it is an extremely troubling and serious matter. Collins did not answer when asked if there should be repercussions for those involved.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Sen. Mike Rounds </strong>said he was going to “withhold judgement” about what if any consequences should follow until he receives a briefing on a response to the incident. Pressed on whether he ever would share classified information on signal, Rounds said, “No. I do not share classified information on Signal.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Sen. John Kennedy </strong>downplayed the incident, saying: “A mistake was made. It happens.” Kennedy added this incident is “inside baseball” that “is not keeping the American people up at night.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Sen. Lisa Murkowski </strong>said it was “a bad idea“ to have added a journalist to a Signal group chat where top administration officials were discussing military plans and that “there has to be accountability.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Sen. Ron Johnson </strong>said the incident is “not a good thing.” But when asked if the Senate should investigate, he questioned the need for that.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Sen. Shelley Moore Capito</strong> called the matter “concerning” and said the administration needed to do “some kind of internal investigation” so it can “make corrections.”</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 6088604, member: 48469"] Per CNN's live feed: "Republican lawmakers are reacting to [URL='https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/']revelations in The Atlantic[/URL] that top members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet sent detailed operational plans about [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/15/politics/trump-houthis-military-action/index.html']US military strikes on Yemen[/URL] to a group thread on the Signal messaging app. The messages in the chat, to which an Atlantic reporter was accidentally added, contained likely highly classified information. [I]Here’s what some other GOP lawmakers are saying:[/I] [LIST] [*][B]Sen. Roger Wicker[/B], the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told CNN that the security lapse is a “concern” and that his panel will “definitely” look into the matter and seek briefings. Pressed whether he thought Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was ready to serve in the position, Wicker said: “Well, we’re going to look into this and see what the facts are, but it’s definitely a concern. You can be sure the committee, House and Senate will be looking into this.” [*][B]Sen. Tommy Tuberville[/B], a member of the same committee, called the discussions a mistake, but said it didn’t warrant a congressional probe. “You can’t put just blame on just one person, other than the fact that the person in charge, that the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, he’ll get it corrected. And you know, that’s just part of transition and growing,” he said. [*][B]Sen. Susan Collins, [/B]a member of the Senate intelligence committee, said “it is an extremely troubling and serious matter. Collins did not answer when asked if there should be repercussions for those involved. [*][B]Sen. Mike Rounds [/B]said he was going to “withhold judgement” about what if any consequences should follow until he receives a briefing on a response to the incident. Pressed on whether he ever would share classified information on signal, Rounds said, “No. I do not share classified information on Signal.” [*][B]Sen. John Kennedy [/B]downplayed the incident, saying: “A mistake was made. It happens.” Kennedy added this incident is “inside baseball” that “is not keeping the American people up at night.” [*][B]Sen. Lisa Murkowski [/B]said it was “a bad idea“ to have added a journalist to a Signal group chat where top administration officials were discussing military plans and that “there has to be accountability.” [*][B]Sen. Ron Johnson [/B]said the incident is “not a good thing.” But when asked if the Senate should investigate, he questioned the need for that. [*][B]Sen. Shelley Moore Capito[/B] called the matter “concerning” and said the administration needed to do “some kind of internal investigation” so it can “make corrections.” [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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