On March 26 local time, regarding the "leak of group chats", US Secretary of State Rubio said that the "Signal" messaging app group chat involved was set up for coordination. Rubio said that "someone made a mistake" and added a reporter to the group chat. He has been assured that the information in the "Signal" chat does not threaten the lives of American service members, and that the information shared is not classified and there is no war plan. Rubio said the White House is investigating the matter.