Such a perceived vulnerability puts the White House in an even worse light after yesterday’s news when Jeffrey Goldberg, an editor at The Atlantic, let it be known that he was accidentally invited to join a chat in which top government officials discussed war plans against Yemen’s Houthis and riled up Europe with some choice words.

The National Security Agency was reportedly aware of vulnerabilities in the messaging app Signal weeks before 18 top Trump administration national security and defense officials used the app in a group chat to plan the recent bombing of Yemen.