A senior White House official inadvertently revealed that the Trump administration was considering sending an elite army strike force into Portland after using Signal in a public place.

The Minnesota Star Tribune reported Friday that Anthony Salisbury, one of Stephen Miller’s top deputies, was observed discussing the plans via Signal in view of members of the public while traveling in Minnesota. The newspaper was then contacted by one member of the public who was troubled to see sensitive military plans discussed so openly.

In the messages, senior White House officials discussed the potential deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne, an elite division that specializes in parachuting into hostile territory. The division has been deployed in both World Wars, including the Battle of the Bulge

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