Rubio admits Signal group chat debacle was a ‘big mistake’

Published March 26, 2025 5:55pm ET



Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted the Trump administration’s ill-conceived Signal group chat was an embarrassing misstep.

Rubio made the comments during a press conference in Jamaica on Wednesday. They were a break from other officials who have attempted to downplay the accidental inclusion of the Atlantic editor-in-chief in a group chat that discussed the bombing of Houthi combatants in Yemen.

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