Greetings! Another day, another Wall Street Journal op-ed slamming Donald Trump’s bumbling response to Signalgate. Conservative columnist Peggy Noonan writes that it was a mistake to attack Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg who found himself on a group chat with White House insiders discussing an imminent military strike. “Instead they denied the obvious and attacked the character of the reporter who unearthed it. They misread what Jeffrey Goldberg would do if they challenged his accuracy or interpretations,” she wrote. “He published the whole lot. Which made them look stupid twice. They didn’t look like clever folk who are good strategists”… Fashion fail:  Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem toured El Salvador’s most notorious prison two days ago.  She wore a body-clinging white top over tight Western-style jeans as she strolled past dozens of incarcerated young men. It was almost like she was taunting them as an object of desire just beyond their reach. It struck me as cruel and unnecessary. Axios has some great images.  Worth noting: The Washington Post reports that Noem sported a $50,000 Rolex…Weekend Watch: Earlier this month I flagged the timely documentary Becoming Katherine Graham, about the late fearless and peerless Washington Post publisher. Watching it last night, I marveled at Graham’s nerve standing up to the Nixon White House as the corrupt administration plotted to cripple her media empire for its coverage of Watergate and publication of the Pentagon Papers.  It is a profile in courage filled with lessons to be learned for today’s institutions under unprecedented pressure from the Trump 2.0…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Another day, another NY Post op-ed criticizing team Trump’s botched response to the unfolding Signalgate scandal.  Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy hammers home the point that it’s foolish for the administration to claim the messages weren’t classified. He termed it “an unconscionable security breach”…Worth noting: More MAGA-loving media outlets are critical of Signalgate. The right wing Trump-supporting Victory Girls has given the stink eye to the Trump administration’s handling of the Signal fiasco.  “Trying to dodge what happened, or claim it wasn’t a big deal, is completely the wrong strategy to pursue,” wrote the blog’s Deanna Fisher.  “The Trump administration screwed up, and it would be better for everyone if they just admitted it.” The National Review also agrees that all involved should concede the error. The Washington Examiner flatly stated that the Signal chat included classified information.  And finally, American Spectator mocked the security team calling them “The Gang That Couldn’t Spook Straight”…Pete Hegseth once again comes across as an incompetent hothead who can’t control his emotions. Just watch him try to explain away the error. Pete’s dragons – the boozing, the womanizing, his slippery relationship with the truth  -- have never been fully tamed. It’s time for him to take a walk and join disgraced Matt Gaetz in the prime time lineup at OAN…Tucker Carlson announced the death of his 84-eyar-old father Dick Carlson. (Daily Caller) … Dept. of Corrections:  Yesterday, I included the wrong link for an article by our contributor Michael Lovito about the right wing journalist and activist Shane Trejo who is pushing to extend Trump’s presidency beyond 2028.  Here’s the correct link for the eye-opening profile…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard