The White House reported on Trump's trust in his team after the chat scandal

US President Donald Trump continued to trust his team, despite the chat scandal. This was announced on March 24 by White House press Secretary Caroline Leavitt on Fox News channel.

"President Trump continues to have full confidence in his national security team, including National Security Adviser Mike Waltz," she said.

About the scandalous publication of the Atlantic magazine discussing attacks on the Houthis by the US administration, Trump told reporters that he did not know anything about it, as he was not a big fan of the publication. On the same day, March 24, Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth denied information about the leak of data on US military strikes in Yemen, which was reported by Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.

As stated in his article, on March 11, he received a request to connect to the Signal messenger from a user under the nickname of Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security "Mike Waltz." Two days later, Goldberg received a notification about being added to a group chat called "Houthis small group." According to him, it consisted of about 18 people, including a user under the nickname "J.D. Vance".

Further, according to the editor-in-chief of the magazine, on March 15, a user under the nickname "Pete Hegseth" posted a message containing details of the upcoming strikes against the Houthis. According to Goldberg, the estimated time of the start of the strikes coincided with the time of the publication of the first reports about the bombing on social networks.

In the article, the journalist also quoted the words of the press secretary of the National Security Council of the White House, Brian Hughes, who confirmed to him the authenticity of the group chat in Signal.

Businessman and head of the American Department of Public Administration Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, commenting on the scandal with a chat in which attacks on the Houthis were allegedly discussed, said that the second page of The Atlantic magazine was the best place where "you can hide a body" because no one ever reads it.

Two Straits: Trump's actions against Iran are driving up oil prices

The activity of the United States will lead to an even greater rise in the price of black gold, but it is not a fact that Russia will benefit from this.

On March 24, the White House positively assessed the development of negotiations with representatives of Russia and Ukraine. "Positive" statements are expected in the near future.