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State Department declines to comment on Signal chat reports tied to Houthi attack discussions
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Summary
When asked about published Signal messages reportedly involving senior officials discussing Houthi attacks, the State Department spokesperson said she would not comment on deliberative conversations and referred reporters to the White House.
Reporters asked about media reporting that cabinet secretaries and other national-security officials used the Signal app to discuss plans tied to Houthi attacks and that a Signal chat had contained participants including journalists and officials. The briefing noted the National Security Council had confirmed portions of the messages; a reporter asked why such deliberations took place on a public app.
The spokesperson declined to discuss the secretary's deliberative communications from the podium. “We will not comment on the secretary's deliberative conversations,” she said, and directed reporters to the White House for additional information. The department did not offer further details about whether the department had raised operational-security concerns through interagency channels during the briefing.
No departmental determination or investigation into the reported Signal chat was announced during the briefing.
