Trump Looks for a Fall Guy for Signalgate

Wall Street Journal: “Administration officials said President Trump was frustrated by the episode, and was directing his ire at Waltz. But it wasn’t immediately clear if he would move to oust his national-security adviser.”

“Trump asked aides on Monday how Waltz could be so sloppy.”

Playbook: “It was hardly just Waltz at fault, of course. What was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doing, sharing — according to the Atlantic — detailed battle plans in a group chat? And why were Vice President JD Vance, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other key figures happy to discuss military operations in such a forum? But every good scandal needs a fall guy, and the suspicion is the White House would rather protect the ultra-loyalist Hegseth — if it comes to it — than an NSA who can be replaced without even a Senate hearing.”