Donald Trump updates: White House says case ‘closed’ in Signal chat scandal
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A White House spokesperson has said the administration considers a scandal over top officials using Signal messaging app to discuss sensitive military information “closed”, despite no public actions taken.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned of a forceful retaliation if his country is attacked, following a threat by US President Donald Trump to bomb unless a nuclear deal is reached.
Global stocks have slumped after Trump said his soon-to-be-announced reciprocal tariffs will apply to “all countries”, not just those with the largest trade imbalances with the US.
Several leaders in Europe made appeals for Trump to change course on tariffs, with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urging cooperation “not confrontation”.
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Donald Trump updates: White House says case ‘closed’ in Signal chat scandal
Trump threatens bombing Iran over nuclear deal, more tariffs on Russia for delaying Ukraine talks
By Ali Harb
Published On 31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
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A White House spokesperson has said the administration considers a scandal over top officials using Signal messaging app to discuss sensitive military information “closed”, despite no public actions taken.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned of a forceful retaliation if his country is attacked, following a threat by US President Donald Trump to bomb unless a nuclear deal is reached.
Global stocks have slumped after Trump said his soon-to-be-announced reciprocal tariffs will apply to “all countries”, not just those with the largest trade imbalances with the US.
Several leaders in Europe made appeals for Trump to change course on tariffs, with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urging cooperation “not confrontation”.
3h ago (20:55 GMT)
That’s a wrap from us
Thanks for joining us.
For more coverage of US politics, read our examination of what Trump’s “America First” policy means for car manufacturers, here.
Watch our interviews on Trump’s deportation campaigns, here.
And learn more about why Trump is “very angry” with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, here.
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4h ago (20:50 GMT)
Here’s what happened today
This live page will soon be closed. Here’s what happened today:
The White House indicated no officials will be punished for using the Signal messaging app to discuss sensitive military information – and mistakenly including a reporter in the chat.
Iran has vowed a forceful response if US President Donald Trump goes ahead with threatened attacks if Tehran does not curtail its nuclear programme.
Countries continued to brace for wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs as the Trump administration doubled down on the plan.
The Trump administration has launched a review of Harvard University’s federal funding, after moving to withhold $400m from Columbia University over its handling of pro-Palestine protests.
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4h ago (20:45 GMT)
No Eid greetings from White House, State Department
It is customary for the White House and the US Department of State to release statements acknowledging major holidays for various religions.
But the Trump administration has not said anything about Eid al-Fitr, which started yesterday for most Muslims.
Trump, who has called for the forced displacement of all Palestinians in Gaza, did hold a White House iftar last week.
“My administration is engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge lasting peace in the Middle East,” the US president told attendees.
The US-backed Israeli military has killed hundreds of Palestinians this month since resuming its war on Gaza.