Friend,

Ok, this was impressively dumb, even for this administration.

Sharing attack plans in a group chat, which is already completely insane, is one thing. But “accidentally” adding an outsider to the chat? What the actual hell.

And we’re not talking about just any outsider. We’re talking about a reporter. Can you imagine what would’ve happened if this went to a more scoop-hungry reporter? One who would’ve leaked the attack plans immediately instead of waiting for things to play out? 

These plans would've been plastered everywhere. American pilots could’ve died. 

Thankfully, that didn’t happen. In fact, Jeff Goldberg of The Atlantic was actually considerate enough to not leak any of the classified material he was sent while in this group chat with Tulsi Gabbard, JD Vance, Pete Drunkseth, Mike Waltz, Little Marco, and several other TOP RANKED NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS. Until of course, Trump and his cronies called Goldberg, the reporter who saved their asses, a “hoax peddling, so-called journalist.”

The thing to do in this situation is to own it, admit your administration screwed up, address how it will never happen again, and move on, right? Of course, that’s not what Trump did. 

He lied. He blamed the reporter. He called the guy who, mind you, has all of this information ON HIS PHONE, a complete liar, and waited to see if Goldberg would actually drop the classified info. He did. And now, everybody has the receipts. 

Finally, one of Trump’s stupid schemes blows up in his face. He may be downplaying it on the outside, but our sources are saying that he’s livid about Hegseth’s whiskeyleaks. And it’s all thanks to a news outlet actually standing up to the big orange bully. The Bezos-owned Washington Post is banned from running opinion pieces. ABC News paid Trump millions in a baseless settlement. It looks like CBS News will do the same in the coming weeks. The Atlantic took a real stance here, and it’s something we want to see more of.

The stupidity coming out of the White House is appalling. None of these people know what they’re doing, and frankly, they’ve been screwing up for MONTHS. The worst part about it is that the networks have been refusing to address it. These major news outlets let Trump and Musk get away with everything under the sun. They have zero courage. They’re screwing the American people out of real news, and basically refusing to relay the truth because they fear retaliation.

We’re calling on all major news networks to stand up. It’s time to stop covering up for a conman just because he launches empty threats on Twitter and bogus lawsuits through his low IQ lawyers. The people deserve the truth. This administration is a disaster, and it’s past time everyone knew.

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