Hillary Clinton slammed for mocking Trump administration over war plans group chat blunder

The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, revealed on March 24 that he was mistakenly added to a group chat about military strikes in Yemen
UPDATED MAR 25, 2025
Hillary Clinton took a jab at Donald Trump's administration after top officials mistakenly added a journalist to a group chat discussing war plans (Getty Images)
Hillary Clinton took a jab at Donald Trump's administration after top officials mistakenly added a journalist to a group chat discussing war plans (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Hillary Clinton was slammed online after she mocked top President Donald Trump administration officials for mistakenly adding The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a Signal message chain discussing recent military strikes in Yemen.

The former secretary of state took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, "You have got to be kidding me" including an eyes emoji and linking The Atlantic's article, according to the New York Post.



 

Hillary Clinton mocks Trump administration as group chat blunder unfolds

Hillary Clinton's tweet came after The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg revealed the shocking breach of national security that involved high-level Trump administration officials in an article titled "The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans" on Monday, March 24. 

The journalist revealed in the article that he was mistakenly added to a group chat called "Houthi PC small group" that apparently included Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and other Trump administration officials.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is holding the first Cabinet meeting of his second term, joined by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

He added that internal deliberations and operational details about airstrikes against Houthi targets were discussed in the chat, per the outlet.

Notably, Goldberg was added to the Signal chain on March 11 and the strikes were carried out on March 15, as per the New York Post.

Interestingly, Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign was derailed in part as she decided to use a private email server while serving as former President Barack Obama's secretary of state, according to Daily Mail.


DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 03: Hillary Clinton takes part in the event: ‘Empowering Communities: Women at the heart of climate resilience’ on day four of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 03, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The COP28, which is running from November 30 through December 12, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. (Photo by Mark Case/Getty Images)
Hillary Clinton takes part in the event: ‘Empowering Communities: Women at the heart of climate resilience’ on day four of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 3, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Mark Case/Getty Images)

Her then rival, Trump, consistently attacked her for using the unsecured server with his crowds chanting, "Lock her up!"

Goldberg wrote in his piece, "What I will say, in order to illustrate the shocking recklessness of this Signal conversation, is that the Hegseth post contained operational details of forthcoming strikes on Yemen, including information about targets, weapons the US would be deploying, and attack sequencing."

Waltz, who created the group chat and invited Goldberg to join, is currently the most endangered Trump official involved in the brewing scandal, as reported by Politico

Co-Chair Committee on Platform Mike Waltz speaks on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Mike Waltz speaks on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

A person close to the White House was quoted saying, per the outlet, "Everyone in the White House can agree on one thing: Mike Waltz is a f*****g idiot."

Internet slams Hillary Clinton as she mocks Trump administration over group chat blunder

Several internet users slammed Hillary Clinton as she took to X to mock the top Trump administration officials following Jeffrey Goldberg's revelation of the group chat blunder. 

One wrote, "I’m old enough to remember when you used a server in your basement and nothing happened to you," and another said, "She’s known as email lady and not POTUS…that’s getting the last laugh."

A person said, "Hillary simply left state secrets on her homebrew server en masse so our enemies could select them buffet-style," whereas someone else added, "As long as she's never president, she can laugh all she wants."

"Email lady got away with sharing secrets!" one wrote. 

"Trump‘s gonna get the last laugh you just watch same thing that’ll make you laugh Will make you cry," an individual declared. 



 



 



 



 



 



 

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