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Trump Joins Musk to Poke Fun at Massive War Plan Leak

The president and his “first buddy” appeared unbothered by the shocking leak of confidential military plans.

President Donald Trump seemed so tickled by Elon Musk’s dig at The Atlantic that he had to repost it on his Truth Social page.

The “first buddy” took a swipe at the magazine Monday afternoon after its editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg published a bombshell report detailing how he was inadvertently added to a top-secret group chat of national security officials discussing plans to strike Houthi targets in Yemen.

“Best place to hide a dead body is page 2 of The Atlantic magazine, because no one ever goes there,” Musk wrote on X.

The DOGE chief also reposted an article by the conservative satirical news website The Babylon Bee headlined “4D Chess: Genius Trump Leaks War Plans To ‘The Atlantic’ Where No One Will Ever See Them.”

Trump republished Musk’s post on Truth Social with a link to The Babylon Bee story.

The president had a few things to say about The Atlantic itself, even as he admitted that he was unaware of both Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg’s stunning report and the Yemen operation central to it.

“I don’t know anything about it,” the commander-in-chief told reporters at the White House on Monday. “I’m not a big fan of The Atlantic.”

“To me, it’s a magazine that’s going out of business. I think it’s not much of a magazine but I know nothing about it,” Trump went on. “You’re saying that they had what?”

After a reporter explained what messages were exchanged in the group chat, Trump said: “Having to do with what? What were they talking about?”

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National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes confirmed the veracity of the group chat to Goldberg. The military strike was carried out on March 15, killing 53 people.

“This appears to be an authentic message chain, and we are reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain,” Hughes said. “The thread is a demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials. The ongoing success of the Houthi operation demonstrates that there were no threats to troops or national security.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Trump continued to have confidence in his national security officials despite the massive leak.

“As President Trump said, the attacks on the Houthis have been highly successful and effective. President Trump continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz,” she said.

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