British intelligence is being urged to stop sharing secrets with the United States after a bombshell leak exposed top officials in Donald Trump’s administration discussing classified war plans—right in front of a journalist.
The stunning breach happened when Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and other high-ranking members of Trump’s inner circle openly debated military strikes on Yemen in a Signal group chat. The kicker? The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was added to the chat and watched the entire exchange unfold in real time.
Goldberg later revealed that the group discussed sensitive details, including attack targets and weaponry, without any apparent concern for security. Even more shocking, the conversation reportedly veered into open disdain for America’s European allies. In one exchange, an account believed to be Vance’s sneered, “I hate bailing Europe out again,” to which Hegseth allegedly responded, “I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s PATHETIC.”
The careless revelations have sent shockwaves through the UK’s intelligence community, with experts questioning whether Britain should continue sharing classified information with the Trump-led US government. Professor Anthony Glees, a leading European security analyst, minced no words about the gravity of the situation. “The security implications are devastating. These guys are so pig-ignorant that they don’t realize how much Putin is gaining from their incompetence. But they are on his side here, and that’s a wake-up call for us,” he warned.
This latest controversy comes as reports surface of a growing alignment between Trump and Vladimir Putin. Just last week, a White House insider described the two leaders as “very good friends,” raising concerns about where Trump’s loyalties truly lie. With the former president reportedly eager to “strengthen” US-Russia ties, British intelligence agencies are left questioning whether their secrets are safe in Washington’s hands.
MI6 and GCHQ, Britain’s top intelligence services, regularly share highly classified information with their US counterparts through the long-standing Five Eyes alliance, which also includes Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. However, after these latest leaks, security experts are warning that this trust-based relationship could be at serious risk.
Under US law, the Espionage Act strictly controls the handling of national security information, making it a crime to leak classified details—even through negligence. Yet, despite the apparent severity of the breach, the Trump administration appears more focused on discrediting the journalist who exposed it rather than addressing the alarming security failure.
Secretary of Defense Hegseth, one of the officials identified in the chat, was confronted by reporters about the leaked messages. Instead of acknowledging the reckless security lapse, he lashed out at Goldberg, calling him a “deceitful and highly discredited” journalist. He even dismissed past reports linking Trump to Russia as “garbage,” further fueling concerns about his priorities.
As trust in the US government’s ability to safeguard intelligence continues to erode, British officials now face a critical decision: Can MI6 afford to keep sharing secrets with an administration that treats national security like gossip in a group chat?
