Signalgate

English en 2025-03-25 Alternative forms en SignalGate Etymology From en Signal (software) Signal -gate. Pronunciation en /ˈsɪɡ.nəlˌɡeɪt/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-Signalgate.wav General American en Sig nal gate Proper noun en US politics colloquial A security incident around the United States government discussing classified information on unsecured devices via the messaging app Signal (software) Signal, publicized due to the chief editor of a news magazine having been added by the National Security Advisor (United States) National Security Advisor on the 13th of March 2025 to a group planning military strikes against the Houthis. en 2025-03-25 Jack Blanchard Playbook: Signalgate w:Politico https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2025/03/25/signalgate-00246894 As a story, Signalgate is more than just a serious breach of national security. It’s colorful, it’s visual, it’s easy to understand and it raises the most dangerous charge of all for any government — one of rank incompetence. https://web.archive.org/web/20250614143433/https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2025/03/25/signalgate-00246894 14 June 2025 2025-03-27 Noah Shachtman America Can’t Keep a Secret A22 In SCIFs, the secure rooms where Washington officials conduct their most sensitive conversations, phones aren’t even allowed in the door. The people at the center of Signalgate — the national security adviser, Michael Waltz; the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth; the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard; to name a few — all know this. w:Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel on Signalgate: ‘This operation was about as secretive as a Fortnite Twitch stream’ 2025-03-27 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/27/jimmy-kimmel-signal-leak Jimmy Kimmel on Republicans’ reaction to Signalgate: ‘How many times do you have to repeat a lie before it becomes true? I guess we’re going to find out.’ https://web.archive.org/web/20261023155434/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/27/jimmy-kimmel-signal-leak 23 October 2026 See also en Whiskeyleaks