NEW YORK, May 1 – U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz will leave his post, according to multiple media reports.
Both Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong are expected to leave as soon as Thursday, which would mark the first major shakeup in Donald Trump’s second term of presidency.
The White House has not made a formal announcement on Waltz’s departure from the Trump administration.
Waltz came under fire in recent weeks for a leaked group chat discussing an upcoming strike in Yemen.
He has been marginalized in policy-making though Trump publicly defended him in the beginning.
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was invited on March 11 to join a group chat named “Houthi PC Small Group” on Signal, a popular encrypted messaging app used by journalists and government officials.
High-ranking officials from the Trump administration, including Waltz, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, discussed plans for a forthcoming strike on the Houthis in Yemen.
On March 25, Waltz said he took “full responsibility” for the incident.
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