Secretary of State Marco Rubio broke ranks and admitted “someone made a big mistake” by adding a journalist to a secret group chat about military action in Yemen.
His remark at a news conference in Jamaica Wednesday contrasted sharply with those of other Trump administration officials who have sought to downplay the severity of the leaks.
When asked by a reporter whether the administration should “own up” to the error to “preserve credibility,” Rubio said: “Let me just say on the Signal thing—this thing was set up for purposes of coordinating how everyone was going to call.”
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