Posted on 05/01/2025 8:06:06 AM PDT by Red Badger
National security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts in the Trump White House, according to multiple sources familiar with their departure.
They are expected to leave Thursday, sources say. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Journalist Mark Halperin first reported the departures.
In March, Waltz came under scrutiny after he put together a Signal chat and mistakenly included The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, disclosing discussions with top national security officials about plans for a military strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. Goldberg published his account, and he initially omitted operational details, but after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe denied any classified information had been shared on the chat, Goldberg published that information, too, which included the timing of the strikes and the weapons packages used.
After Waltz admitted behind closed doors the authenticity of the reporting, White House officials debated whether he should resign, but Waltz never made the offer, and Mr. Trump did not ask him to step down at the time. Publicly, President Trump signaled his support for Waltz by calling him "a good man" who "learned a lesson."
One source familiar with the situation at the National Security Council said the president thinks sufficient time has passed since the Signal incident that Waltz and Wong's departures can be framed as part of a reorganization. The president has been hesitant to oust Waltz over the perception that doing so could be seen as bending to outside pressure.
Trump is still hesitant on canning Waltz over the perception that doing so would be bowing to the media and political pressure.
This is from a source outside the admin but speaking to people in it -- NSC is definitely getting gutted, and Wong is on his way out. Waltz's fate is going to be determined over the next few days. Trump figures enough time has passed since Signalgate that he can spin the firings as a reorganization. Trump is still hesitant on canning Waltz over the perception that doing so would be bowing to the media and political
Wong served in the first Trump administration as deputy special representative for North Korea and also as deputy assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the State Department. In announcing his appointment, Mr. Trump said that Wong helped negotiate his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Wasn’t Waltz responsible for the whole whatup debacle?
Kept it from being counted within his first 100 days.
Of course, the question is how does he better staff it from here?
Yes................
Well, there are always a few Wong choices when staffing an administration, but dancing around the Waltz issue only made it worse.
If true, Waltz screwed himself big time, he left a solid congressional district in Florida to become National Security Advisor, the quits/fired, barely lasts 100 days in the Trump Administration, it appears he will be out of both jobs soon.
Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” was an awesome documentary of The Band.
How did CBS get this story first?
A bad mistake by Waltz, but Trump *is* caving to political pressure.
Also, Trump spoke to Goldberg from The Atlantic just a few days ago. Interesting timing.
I just heard the news on “Chris Plante Show” on WMAL (105.9 FM) in DC. Not surprising.
Two Wongs don’t make it white...............
Waltz ?..............🙄
Finally.
He should have been fired on the first day of the incident...........
Two Wongs don’t make a Wight ... you need a Barrow for that.
Heck there was no political pressure to get rid of Waltz now no one was taking about it anymore heck the left wants hegseth gone not waltz so something else went down
Nicely done.
This is called accountability.
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