MAGA Ally Urges Trump Admin to Admit Signalgate Was Mistake: 'Getting Sick of the Whatabout isms From My Own Side'

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Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren is urging Republicans to stop justifying the decision to discuss highly sensitive matters on the Signal messaging app, saying that "trying to wordsmith the hell outta this signal debacle is making it worse."

"It was bad. And I'm honestly getting sick of the whatabout isms from my own side. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Admit the F up and move on," said Lahren in a post on X.

Lahren is not the only conservative to distance herself from the administration's justification, with Senator Ted Cruz acknowledging that the accidental inclusion of a journalist in the group chat discussing military strikes on the Houthis was a serious mistake.

Speaking to ABC News, Cruz stated that the episode "was obviously a mess, to add a reporter to this Signal chain. And I feel confident it's not something that will happen again." However, he dismissed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) call for an inquiry, calling it a "political attack."

Several Democratic lawmakers have taken to online platforms to call for the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump administration officials as a result.

"Secretary Hegseth needs to resign," said Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy. "If there is zero accountability for this level of incompetence; if there are no repercussions when our top national security leaders are caught lying to the American public, our nation's credibility is destroyed."

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, on his end, said "Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately," "Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could've gotten our pilots killed," added Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth. "He needs to resign in disgrace immediately."

The White House, in turn, is relying on one word to reject the reporting by The Atlantic: that it's latest article revealing the content of the conversation, which included real-time updates, uses the word "attack" in the headline rather than "war."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X on Wednesday that "The Atlantic has conceded: these were NOT 'war plans.'" "This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin," Leavitt added.

The argument departs from the ones used by Trump officials after the original piece was published, as they initially claimed that no sensitive information was discussed and downplayed the importance of its content.