India, March 25 -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, a day after it was revealed that he added the editor-in-chief of Atlantic magazine to a chat group where top US national security officials discussed plans about attacking the Houthis in Yemen earlier this month.

In an interview with NBC News on Tuesday, Trump called Waltz "a good man," adding that he "has learned a lesson."

The President furtherstated that the outcome of the March 15 airstrikes, which he called "perfectly successful," was not affected at all followingthe inclusion of journalistJeffrey Goldberg in a Signal group. The group also included Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco ...