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Mar 2025
26m 39s

Trump 2.0: Group Chat Fallout

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
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A journalist was added to a text thread with high-level Trump administration officials revealing plans for the timing and weapons to be used in a military strike against Houthi militants. Administration officials disputed that any classified information about the military operation had been shared. WSJ’s Nancy Youssef joins the chat with Ryan Knutson and Mol ... Show More
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