A senior White House official accidentally leaked details of plans to send an elite army unit to Portland, in the latest intelligence leak by the Trump administration. The Minnesota Star Tribune obtained images of Salisbury’s Signal messages, which it said were sent while the official was “in clear view of others” in Minnesota. Weaver wrote that Hegseth wanted Trump to expressly tell him to send troops to Portland. Announcing his appointment, Trump said Salisbury “will bring his vast law enforcement, counter-narcotics and counter-cartel experience to the White House”. In a statement to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Abigail Jackson, a White House spokesperson, confirmed Salisbury had been in Minnesota to attend a funeral.