Jeffrey Goldberg: ‘On March 11th, Mike Waltz Sent Me a Message Request on Signal, and I Accepted It ... March 13th I’m Added to The Houthi PC Small Group’

LEMIRE Yeah So Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ s start there I ░░░░░░░░ sure you ve heard ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ called you a sleazebag ░░░░░░░░ of his top officials ░░░░░░░░ his administration used similar ░░░░░░░░ to describe you and ░░░░░░░░ reporting here So first ░░░░░░░░ respond to that and ░░░░░░░░ ll go from there ░░░░░░░░ Well I mean it ░░░░░░░░ kind of rude First ░░░░░░░░ invite me to their ░░░░░░░░ chat and then they ░░░░░░░░ me names That doesn ░░░░░░░░ seem right Yeah and ░░░░░░░░ ve seen these things ░░░░░░░░ mean I get it ░░░░░░░░ Waltz is looking for ░░░░░░░░ real killer You know ░░░░░░░░ simple truth of the ░░░░░░░░ is on March 11th ░░░░░░░░ Waltz sent me a ░░░░░░░░ request on Signal and ░░░░░░░░ accepted it That s ░░░░░░░░ entire story I mean ░░░░░░░░ s no daring do ░░░░░░░░ I entirely passively accepted ░░░░░░░░ request to connect on ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ comment on my relationship ░░░░░░░░ Mike Waltz He s ░░░░░░░░ saying unserious and unkind ░░░░░░░░ about me That s ░░░░░░░░ But you know the ░░░░░░░░ is the story is ░░░░░░░░ story BRZEZINSKI Yeah Goldberg ░░░░░░░░ 11th he reached out ░░░░░░░░ 13th I m added ░░░░░░░░ the Houthi PC small ░░░░░░░░ March 15th they announced ░░░░░░░░ the small group before ░░░░░░░░ attack occurs that the ░░░░░░░░ is occurring and what ░░░░░░░░ they re using And ░░░░░░░░ I began the process ░░░░░░░░ writing up what I ░░░░░░░░ was a story about ░░░░░░░░ massive security breach at ░░░░░░░░ highest levels of the ░░░░░░░░ States government That s ░░░░░░░░ story.”