Amid the backlash to the Trump administration’s use of the private messaging app Signal for sensitive U.S. military planning in Yemen, Politico reported Wednesday that national security adviser Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 such chats.

Trump officials have been slammed for using the app to discuss highly sensitive information, including war plans.

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz reportedly had his team set at least 20 Signal chats for other crises across the globe, sources told Politico.

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz received emails via his personal email account but has never used that account to send classified material, the White House said after The Washington Post reported Waltz and other National Security Council members used Gmail for government work.

That response—which comes from an individual who is supposed to be the pinnacle of American expertise on national security matters—completely misunderstands how cell phones wo

The National Security Council (NSC) has provided clarification on reports about Mike Waltz and his staff using personal Gmail accounts for government communications.

Just seven days after the Signal chat scandal erupted, the White House announced that it doesn’t want to talk about it anymore. In fact, it was Monday when press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that, as far as she and her colleagues are concerned, “this case has been closed.”

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser has never used his personal email account to send classified material, the White House said, following a report that Mike Waltz and other National Security Council members used Gmail for government work.

A spokesman for the White House National Security Council suggested Tuesday that national security adviser Mike Waltz has received work-related emails on his personal Gmail account – but has “never” sent classified material over the unsecured platform.