Will Any Heads Roll in Trump Admin After War Plans Were Sent to Journalist?

I cannot say that I am surprised that Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic would receive war plans in Yemen from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after being included on a Signal chat initiated by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. Also included in the Signal chat were Vice-President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

After all, the Trump Administration is careless and stupid and careless people do stupid things like sending war plans to a journalist. The question is whether there will be any consequences for this carelessness and stupidity.

There is speculation that Waltz might be the one to fall on his sword. It is interesting how White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned Waltz by name when she said, "President Trump continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz." Mike Waltz might want to start a job search.

While Waltz certainly opened the door, it was Hegseth who saw fit to share war plans while much of Trump's cabinet and White House staff as well as the Vice-President also saw fit to discuss them on Signal. Hegseth should also certainly resign, but I suspect he truly has Trump's backing for his so-called anti-wokeness posture.

I would not be surprised if the Trump White House turns their sights on Goldberg. After all, Trump views the media as an enemy of the people, and I could see the White House demand why Goldberg didn't report this information as soon as he learned he was on the chat and threaten him with prosecution.

On the other hand, if Trump goes after Goldberg, then this is guaranteed to become a story for weeks and months. If Waltz resigns (and possibly Hegseth) then the story runs its cycle. But again the Trump Administration is careless and stupid. So, I wouldn't be surprised if Trump made Goldberg the villain in this story. 

It is also entirely possible that Trump could say or do a million other outlandish things and by April Fools' Day no one will have remembered this story.