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Trump responds to "group chat": satisfied with the handling result

US President Donald Trump said in an interview on Tuesday that he was "very pleased" with the explanation and handling of how a magazine editor ended up joining a group chat with members of the White House national security team. Trump spoke with Newsmax host Greg Kelly about how Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, was invited to join a group chat about the attack on the Houthis in Yemen. Trump said the contact information with Goldberg was provided by the White House national security adviser Woltz team. " We believe it was someone who had permission; I'm guessing it was someone who was with Woltz - a lower-level person who worked for Woltz - who had Goldberg's phone number or called through the APP, and somehow this person answered the phone, "Trump told Kelly." As far as I know, it's not classified. There's no classified information. There was no problem, and the attack had earth-shattering wins. "I had to do what I was told; I wasn't involved. But I was told - other people weren't involved at all. But actually I felt reassured," Trump added. (Kim Ten)