White House defiant over 'Signal hoax' in testy briefing

The Trump administration kept up its defiant stance over what it terms the “Signal hoax,” which began when a group of senior officials added a journalist to an encrypted chat.

“The mainstream media continues to be focused on a sensationalized story from the failing Atlantic magazine that is falling apart by the hour,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a lengthy opening statement at Wednesday’s White House press briefing.