As a lot as they’re in all probability hoping it will blow over, the story about Trump officers by chance adding a reporter to their Signal group chat about bombing Yemen is not going away anytime quickly.
The Daily Show has already taken aim at the leak itself, however within the clip above host Ronny Chieng goes after the excuses that are now being made by members of the Trump administration attempting to cowl their backs — beginning with nationwide safety advisor Michael Waltz alleging he had Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg’s particulars saved below a unique contact title in his cellphone.
“Folks do not have a contact with, like, a cellphone quantity for a unique individual until they’re having an affair,” responds Chieng. “Possibly strive not making that mistake if you’re planning for a battle? And why are you shitting on Jeffrey Goldberg? He is a loser, he sucks, this man’s dishonest. He did not do something! All he did was get up within the morning and also you added him to your group chat!”
Chieng additionally has some ideas on defence secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly claiming that no one was texting battle plans.
“OK, look, simply since you write in all caps, ‘THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP,’ doesn’t suggest they’re battle plans!”
