Trump to be interviewed by Atlantic editor who exposed ‘Signalgate’ chat

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he will sit for an interview with the reporter who uncovered a major security lapse after being inadvertently added to a group chat in which top US officials shared secret military strike plans.

The Atlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg was propelled to global fame – and roundly attacked by Trump and other cabinet officials – after publishing details of the sensitive exchanges on the Signal app in the run up to US strikes on rebel Houthis in Yemen.

Trump referenced the so-called “Signalgate” scandal when he announced the interview – scheduled for later on Thursday – in a social media post that accused Goldberg of being “the person responsible for many fictional stories about me”.

“I am doing this interview out of curiosity, and as a competition with myself, just to see if it’s possible for The Atlantic to be ‘truthful’.” Trump said.

Goldberg’s stunning inclusion in the Yemen strikes chat sent shock waves through the national security establishment and around the world, leading to calls for the resignation of US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host.

Hegseth, who is a military veteran but had no previous national security experience, revealed the times of strikes on the Iran-backed Houthis and the type of aircraft, missiles and drones used – all before the attacks actually happened.