{"id":2417648,"date":"2025-03-30T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goldberg-unafraid-of-trump-backlash-i-dont-get-bullied-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T12:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:03:53","slug":"goldberg-unafraid-of-trump-backlash-i-dont-get-bullied-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goldberg-unafraid-of-trump-backlash-i-dont-get-bullied-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldberg unafraid of Trump backlash: &#8216;I don&#8217;t get bullied&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoldberg-unafraid-of-trump-backlash-i-dont-get-bullied-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>in a recent interview on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; journalist Jeff Goldberg expressed confidence regarding his safety from legal repercussions stemming from his reporting on the Trump management. He stated, &#8220;I don\u2019t get bullied,&#8221; in response to concerns about potential backlash. Goldberg, who is known for covering sensitive topics, was recently involved in a controversy after being added to a Signal chat with top Trump officials discussing military plans. He firmly rejected the notion that his phone number was inadvertently added, claiming that any discussion suggesting otherwise is untrue. Goldberg maintained that the facts shared in the chat was not classified, and he wished the administration hadn&#8217;t contested his initial report, forcing him to provide more sensitive details.he labeled the administration&#8217;s denials as an attempt to cover up what he described as a meaningful national security breach.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Goldberg unafraid of Trump administration backlash: &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t get bullied&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2077454\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/signal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Signalgate\">Signalgate<\/a> journalist Jeff Goldberg said he&rsquo;s unafraid of legal retaliation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Signalgate\">Trump administration<\/a>, saying, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t get bullied&rdquo; in a Sunday morning interview.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I don&rsquo;t get bullied,&rdquo; the <em>Atlantic <\/em>editor <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1906341401673048201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> NBC News host Kristen Welker when asked if he&rsquo;s worried the administration would &ldquo;come after you.&rdquo; &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not worried about that. They&rsquo;re obviously being very, very silly there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363529\/trump-pissed-off-putin-zelensky-russia-ukraine\/\">Trump &#8216;pissed off&#8217; at Putin over Zelensky comments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363493\/desantis-district-judges-trump-orders-against-constitution\/\">DeSantis suggests district judges defying Trump orders acting against Constitution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363482\/megyn-kelly-trump-border-dei-policy-leadership\/\">Megyn Kelly touts Trump border and DEI policy leadership, slams critics over president&rsquo;s past<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3361780\/james-boasberg-trump-defendants-signal-chat-messages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>JUDGE BOASBERG ORDERS TRUMP DEFENDANTS TO PRESERVE SIGNAL CHAT GROUP MESSAGES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Goldberg has been the talk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-breaking-news-in-georgia-132000-ballots-in-fulton-county-georgia-have-been-identified-which-are-likely-ineligible\/\" title=\"HUGE BREAKING NEWS IN GEORGIA - 132,000 Ballots in Fulton County, Georgia Have Been Identified Which Are Likely Ineligible\">breaking news<\/a> last week that he was added to a Signal chat in which top Trump White House officials discussed plans to attack the Houthi terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on <em>Meet the Press<\/em>, he said he&rsquo;s confident there won&rsquo;t be any legal action taken against him and furthered his claims that he had spoken with national security adviser Mike Waltz prior to him inadvertently being added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">intelligence group chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz has claimed that Goldberg&rsquo;s number got &ldquo;sucked into&rdquo; his phone, which Goldberg flatly denies. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t <em>The Matrix<\/em>,&rdquo; Goldberg said, referencing the 1999 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">movie<\/a>. &ldquo;Phone numbers don&rsquo;t just get sucked into other phones. I don&rsquo;t know what he&rsquo;s talking about there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The most obvious explanation is the explanation,&rdquo; Goldberg added, saying his number was already in Waltz&rsquo;s phone and that any claims to the contrary are &ldquo;simply not true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump and his team spent most of last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3359543\/white-house-talking-points-trump-atlantic-signal-group-chat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pushing back fiercely\">pushing back fiercely<\/a> against the story, attacking Goldberg&rsquo;s credibility, saying the mission in question was a success, that Signal is an approved communication device on government phones, that information shared was not classified, and suggesting the media is making too much of the incident. <\/p>\n<p>Goldberg defended himself in the interview, saying that if the information wasn&rsquo;t classified, &ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-trump-campaign-says-clark-county-registrar-joe-gloria-hiding-from-subpoena-service\/\" title=\"Nevada: Trump Campaign Says Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria Hiding From Subpoena Service\">simply don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know what the meaning of classified or secret or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-steven-crowder-announces-lawsuit-against-facebook\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Steven Crowder Announces Lawsuit Against Facebook\">top secret<\/a> is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3362270\/jd-vance-predicts-greenland-us-partnership-during-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JD Vance predicts Greenland will &lsquo;partner&rsquo; with US in visit to the arctic island\">JD Vance predicts Greenland will &lsquo;partner&rsquo; with US in visit to the arctic island<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asked if he has any regrets about how the story played out, Goldberg said he wished the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> hadn&rsquo;t challenged his first story forcing him to write a second one with more compromising details.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wish that I had not been put in the position to have to release the more sensitive texts,&rdquo; Goldberg said. &ldquo;But the only reason I did that was because they said we were lying about what we had, and they were trying to cover up what was obviously a massive national security breach.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2077454\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2077454\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldberg unbothered by Trump backlash: &#8216;I don\u2019t get bullied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2417649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jeff-Goldberg-Trump-Signalgate.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4265,9012,3634],"class_list":["post-2417648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-backlash","tag-goldberg","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jeff-Goldberg-Trump-Signalgate.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417652,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417648\/revisions\/2417652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}