Jesse Watters floats conspiracy theory that Atlantic journalist 'sneaked his way' into Signal group chat

WASHINGTON, DC: Amid the escalating controversy surrounding the war plans leak, Fox News host Jesse Watters floated the conspiracy theory that The Atlantic editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, may have somehow sneaked his way into the Signal group chat on the Tuesday, March 25, episode of his primetime show, as per The Independent.

In a bombshell report on Monday, Goldberg revealed that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz had unknowingly added him to the group chat, which included participants like Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. 

Jesse Watters suggests Jeffrey Goldberg sneaked his way into Signal group chat

During Tuesday night's show, Jesse Watters suggested that Jeffrey Goldberg may have tricked his way into the Signal group chat about imminent military strikes in Yemen.

Before presenting his theory, the Fox News host played a clip of Waltz, who had speculated that Goldberg may have sent fake contact information, duping him into adding him to the chat.

Watters agreed with Waltz's claim, stating, "Journalists like Goldberg will sometimes send out fake names with a contact with their cells to deceive politicians." He added, " Waltz says Elon [Musk] and Big Balls [one of Musk's DOGE staffers] are on the case."

Watters then declared, "It wouldn’t surprise me if Goldberg sneaked his way in—he’s the lowest of the low."

Criticizing Goldberg for past reporting, the conservative anchor said, "This is the guy who reported that Trump didn’t wanna pay for a Gold Star funeral. Remember he said it doesn’t cost 60k to bury an effing Mexican, total lie."

Watters further claimed, "Goldberg’s the guy who said that Trump called American soldiers suckers and losers, lie. This guy’s fine people, pee tape, can’t trust him."

He concluded by saying, "Goldberg held this bombshell for a week, and then dropped it the night before half the group chat was set up to testify on Capitol Hill," as per Mediaite.

Mike Waltz said Jeffrey Goldberg might have 'deliberately' infiltrated Signal group chat 

During an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham on Tuesday, Mike Waltz took "full responsibility" for making the group and adding The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg to it, but suggested that the journalist might have tricked him into doing so. 

Waltz posed the question, "Have you ever had somebody’s contact that shows their name, and then you have somebody else’s number there?" Ingraham, responding with sarcasm, remarked that she would never make such a mistake.

"Right? You’ve got somebody else’s number on someone else’s contact. So, of course, I didn’t see this loser [Goldberg] in the group. It looked like someone else," claimed the national security advisor.

He added, "Now, whether he did it deliberately, or it happened in some other technical means, is something we’re trying to figure out." However, Waltz did not offer any proof for how Goldberg could have "deliberately" ended up in the group chat.

How did Jeffrey Goldberg react to the Trump administration's defensive reaction to the leaked chat?

During his appearance on 'The Bulwark' podcast, Jeffrey Goldberg was asked about the Donald Trump administration's reaction to his story. He attributed their response to a desperate attempt to salvage their reputation.

The journalist expressed, "At moments like this, when they’re under pressure because they’ve been caught with their hand in the cookie jar or whatever, you know, they will just literally say anything to get out of the moment. I get the defensive reaction."

Goldberg added, "But my obligation, I feel, is to the idea that we take national security information seriously."