Goldberg oversold what he had: JD Vance on Yemen chats released by The Atlantic

US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday criticized The Atlantic for overstating its claims after full chat transcripts tied to its reporting were released.

The controversy erupted after The Atlantic published excerpts of chats that were initially framed as containing sensitive discussions, only to later release the full transcripts, which some critics argue failed to support the original narrative.

Reacting to the controversy, Vance stated, “It’s very clear Goldberg oversold what he had. But one thing in particular really stands out. Remember when he was attacking Ratcliffe for blowing the cover for a CIA agent? Turns out Ratcliffe was simply naming his chief of staff.”

His remarks came in response to White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Cabinet Secretary Taylor Budowich, who dismissed the revelations as a “hoax on the American people.”

Budowich took to X to criticize The Atlantic, saying, “The Atlantic has already abandoned their bullshit ‘war plans’ narrative, and in releasing the full chat, they concede they LIED to perpetuate yet ANOTHER hoax on the American people.”

The disclosure comes after two days of intense scrutiny, as Trump administration intelligence and defense leaders struggled to explain how potentially classified details ended up in an unclassified Signal chat with Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that no classified information was shared in the Signal chat. In the chat, US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegset, revealed several details about an upcoming military strike.

He used specific military terms to outline the timing of the strike, the location of a “target terrorist,” and the deployment of various weapons and aircraft. He also mentioned that the US was “currently clean” on operational security.

However, President Donald Trump downplayed the security breach as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration. While Mike Waltz took full responsibility for the breach, he sought to downplay its significance, posting on X that no locations, sources, methods, or war plans were compromised.