Summary
Republican calls for an investigation into a leaked Signal chat involving senior Trump officials are growing, with Senators James Lankford and Roger Wicker urging a probe into the discussion of sensitive military plans with a journalist accidentally included.
The chat, led by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, detailed a Yemen strike and has sparked bipartisan concern over security breaches.
Trump downplayed the incident as a “glitch” and refuses to fire anyone.
Critics, including Democrats and ex-intel officials, warn the mishandling could embolden U.S. adversaries and demand resignations.
Running your mouth is free. They can just say this now, probably knowing nothing will be done, so they can later, like during reelection, point back and say: " Well, we wanted to do something."