Axios reporter says voters have larger concerns than Trump admin text leaks

One journalist from Axios threw cold water on the controversy over the leak of the Trump administration’s plans to strike Houthi rebels in Yemen.

During a CNN panel Wednesday morning, Axios senior contributor Margaret Talev admitted that most American voters aren’t too concerned about the group chat between senior Trump officials leaking and are more focused on economic issues.

“Voters are thinking about the economy. Voters are thinking about their jobs. I don‘t think at this moment that most American voters are like, ‘What‘s going on on Signal chains?’ Talev said, describing her takeaways from listening to a recent voter focus group.

The chat leaks became a controversy in recent days after The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg published a piece detailing how he was inadvertently invited to join a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal featuring Trump officials discussing plans to attack Houthi militants in Yemen.

The chat included Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.