Staff Reports
The supposed scandal surrounding the Trump administration’s Signal chat has flopped harder than a two-legged dog trying to run a marathon. The liberal media, in their desperate attempt to score a victory against the former President, have come up embarrassingly short. While the left rejoiced at the idea of a “scalp,” it turns out the main outcome of their efforts was, well, nothing. Not only did Trump’s approval ratings see a bump during the chaos, but the entire saga turned out to be a case of much ado about nothing.
The saga kicked off when top Trump officials mistakenly added The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat designed to discuss strategies against the Houthi fighters. According to the media frenzy, classified war plans were allegedly revealed—only to have that narrative blown out of the water faster than a Biden press conference. It revealed how the left’s lust for a scandal often overshadows reality, and in this instance, it was abundantly clear that what transpired was more akin to a tech mishap than a national security breach.
So it really did get sucked into Mike Waltz phone…
According to @guardian, the WH forensic report says Brian Hughes, who runs Waltz comms, sent Goldberg’s contact last Oct to push back on a campaign story. Apple added the number under Hughes as a “contact suggestion update.” pic.twitter.com/688DXYiEZl
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) April 6, 2025
This comedy of errors began with the White House’s Brian Hughes sending Goldberg’s contact information to Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security representative. Instead of having a heart-to-heart chat about critical issues, some overly zealous algorithm kicked in, erroneously saving Goldberg’s number within Waltz’s contacts. Yes, an iPhone decided to perform a little bit of sleight of hand—who could have guessed technology would produce such a fine bit of political drama?
At the end of the day, Goldberg was not the whistleblower of classified information he fantasized about being. In fact, the alleged “revelations” he teased turned out to be duds. The usual suspects in the legacy media fell back on their tired narrative of accusing Trump of wrongdoing without any substantive evidence to back it up. In a desperate scramble to maintain their credibility—if they had any left—the story fizzled out, and prudent voters moved on with their lives knowing that the allegations were largely exaggerated.
The greatest irony? In their haste to undermine Trump, the media handed a gift back to the administration: a big reminder that the electorate can smell exaggeration from a mile away. While the left attempts to frame this as scandalous, the reality is that voters see such antics for what they truly are: weak attempts at journalistic headlining that expose their own biases. The diligence to create a storyline is impressive, but the ability to back it up with substance is a skill these journalists seem to have forgotten along the way.
In conclusion, what was meant to be a devastating blow against Trump has turned into just another day in the life of the media’s ongoing saga of Trump Derangement Syndrome. The left will continue to search for the next gotcha moment while conservatives chuckle at how predictable and ineffective their motives have become. After all, when it comes to interpreting Republican actions, the mainstream media seems so far off the target that they might as well be reading the wrong script altogether.
