Text Messages From US Officials Confirm Fears of European Allies
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The exposure of private texts between top US officials offered unique insight into their planning for strikes against Houthi militants earlier this month. The messages also laid bare the full extent of their disdain for European allies.
A back and forth between Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, exposed as part of an Atlantic magazine story on the texts Monday, highlighted how they believe European allies were “free-loading” off US efforts to go after Houthi militants in Yemen.