About the Signal group text screwup, I have two words of advice for the Trump team: Shut Up!
The crazed lefties are like rabid dogs chewing on a bloody bone. Stop feeding them. Any further questions I would respond to with "Asked and answered. Next question?" If they persist, excuse yourself and leave the venue. If it's a congressional hearing or other official proceeding where you're stuck, rinse and repeat your reply. But stop giving oxygen to what President Trump rightfully describes as a "witch hunt."
Not detecting an unapproved phone number in the group text/chat was a bad mistake, no doubt. Was it worse than the horrific Afghanistan withdrawal? No. Worse than four years of unenforced borders? No. Worse than Biden ignoring Supreme Court decisions on forgiving student loans? Worse than the legacy media and Democrats covering up for a demented president? No.
I could go on for quite some time, but you remember the debacles of the previous administration as well as I do. The "press" and the left-wing media pundits are very picky about which "scandals" they will latch onto and run into the ground. Their code is easy to crack: Anything Democrat, good; Anything Republican, bad; Anything Trump/Musk, instant destruction of "our democracy" (our democracy = our power).
In fairness, Republicans would be all over a similar misstep by the Democrats. That's politics. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz has publicly accepted responsibility for the error--a novel approach in recent years. I have my own criticisms of how this controversial chat unfolded. Why wasn't each member's phone number verified in advance of such a high-stakes conversation? If I had been Waltz's administrator, that would have been my course of action. (Don't get any ideas; I'm retired.)
But Mr. Waltz, you are at the highest level of government, reporting directly to the president, and you are responsible for the security of the entire nation. Can't you be a bit more careful? Hopefully, going forward Waltz can now respond to that question as "Asked and answered."