QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think government officials should discuss military operations on nongovernment chat apps?

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Multiple national media outlets reported on Monday that top members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet sent detailed plans and other likely classified information about US military strikes on Yemen to a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist.

CNN reported that the Trump Administration acknowledged the messages, sent over the nongovernment encrypted chat app Signal, seem to be authentic without offering any explanation for why senior officials were discussing national defense information outside of approved classified government systems.

CNN reported that the application has been used “heavily” by members of Trump’s administration.

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