ICE Deports Man to El Salvadoran Mega-Prison Due to Paperwork Error
In handling the Signal message scandal, the Trump administration failed to adhere to crisis communication best practices. Instead of swiftly accepting responsibility and limiting further discussion, the administration engaged in a protracted dispute over the classification of leaked information. This prolonged the scandal and shifted focus to semantics, deflecting from the core issue: the Secretary of Defense’s disclosure of launch times and subsequent White House denials. The administration’s attack on journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, who passively received the leaked information, further exacerbated the situation.
John Q. Hosedrinker