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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:30 PM Jul 15

Mike Waltz blames his Signal blunder on Biden, saying his administration 'recommended' the app

Mike Waltz, Trump’s former national security adviser who was removed from his post in May following the “Signalgate” scandal, blamed the Biden administration while explaining his use of Signal, the commercially available encrypted app, to discuss a sensitive military operation.

While testifying at a Senate hearing on his nomination for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday, Waltz was asked about the potential national security breach that occurred when he inadvertently added The Atlantic editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a Signal group chat with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, and other government officials to discuss a military operation in Yemen.

“The use of Signal, as an encrypted app, is not only authorized, it was recommended in the Biden era CISA guidance,” Waltz said in response to a question from Senator Chris Coons about whether or not he was investigated for using the app to discuss sensitive information.

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The Biden-era CISA policy specifically for government employees, discouraged the use personal devices for work purposes.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mike-waltz-blames-signal-blunder-202315596.html

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Mike Waltz blames his Signal blunder on Biden, saying his administration 'recommended' the app (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 15 OP
Wish these goons would stop with the blame game PLUS the daily lies vapor2 Jul 15 #1
Bullshit SheltieLover Jul 15 #2
Sure, like they followed most of Biden's recommendations for years, they love him so much. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 15 #3
The same Biden they claimed was old and senile forced them to use a specific app? newdeal2 Jul 15 #4
Hmmm Blubird Jul 15 #5
Is Joe Biden in the room with us now? Johonny Jul 15 #6

newdeal2

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4. The same Biden they claimed was old and senile forced them to use a specific app?
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 09:05 PM
Jul 15

Dark Brandon strikes again

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