| NSA Mike Waltz and Alex Wong Resignation |
Resignation Summary:
Mike Waltz, U.S. National Security Adviser, and his deputy, Alex Wong, resigned from their White House roles on May 1, 2025, following the "Signalgate" scandal. The controversy arose in March 2025 when Waltz inadvertently added The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat discussing U.S. military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, exposing sensitive plans. Despite initial support from President Trump, who called Waltz a "good man" who "learned a lesson," sources indicated Waltz "never really recovered" from the fallout. Both Waltz and Wong's departures were reported as the first major shakeup in Trump’s inner circle since he took office in January 2025. |
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Mike Waltz – Concise CV:
- Born: January 31, 1974, Boynton Beach, Florida
- Education: Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville, FL
- Military Service: U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret), retired as Colonel; received four Bronze Stars for combat tours in Afghanistan, Middle East, Africa
- Political Career:
- U.S. Representative, Florida’s 6th District (2019–2025), first Green Beret elected to Congress
- National Security Adviser under President Trump (January 20, 2025 – May 1, 2025)
- Other Roles:
- Defense Policy Director, Pentagon, under Secretaries Rumsfeld and Gates
- Counterterrorism Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney
- Co-founder, Metis Solutions (sold for $92M in 2020)
- Author, Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret's Battles from Washington to Afghanistan
- Notable: Advocated for U.S. boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics; reversed stance on TikTok ban in 2025
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Alex Wong – Concise CV:
- Born: 1980, U.S. (parents immigrated from Guangdong, China)
- Education: B.A., University of Pennsylvania (English Literature, French); J.D., Harvard Law School (Managing Editor, Harvard Law Review)
- Legal Career: Clerk for Judge Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit); private practice, Washington, D.C. international law firm
- Government Roles:
- Principal Deputy National Security Adviser under Mike Waltz (January 20, 2025 – May 1, 2025)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Korea, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2017–2021)
- Iraq Rule of Law Advisor, U.S. Department of State (2007–2009)
- Political Roles:
- Foreign and Legal Policy Director, Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign
- Foreign Policy Advisor and General Counsel to Senator Tom Cotton
- Other: Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Head of Public Affairs, Coupang; vocal supporter of Taiwan
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