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Waltz calls leaked Yemen chat 'embarrassing'

US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has assumed "full responsibility" for a leaked group chat discussing an upcoming military strike in Yemen. Waltz made the point in an interview with Fox News Channel on Tuesday. "It's embarrassing. We're going to get to the bottom of it," Waltz said. Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, wrote on Monday that he was invited on March 11 to join a group chat named "Houthi PC Small Group" on Signal, a popular encrypted messaging app used by journalists and government officials. Upon joining, he discovered that several high-ranking officials were discussing plans for a forthcoming strike on the Houthis in Yemen. The incident is widely considered a major national security breach, prompting Democratic lawmakers to demand answers from the White House in numerous letters.