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.
He's a neocon and to blame for the Signal leak.
Between this and the Pentagon firings, this is almost a total bloodbath for Trump’s national security team.
Yep. From the beginning I saw that Signal thing as either Trump playing 4D chess (i.e. intentional leak), or gross incompetence. If the latter, it meant someone responsible needed to go. And at that time, it meant Walz. It showed gross incompetence.
Mistakes are not a problem—as long as you fix them.
I have it on Blue Ray. That video made me lose all respect for that band as well as a fair amount of respect for the whole “Laurel Canyon” crowd.
Or Wong’s wife, U.S. Attorney Candice Chiu Wong.
Wasn’t he in Trump’s cabinet meeting on Monday when Trump went on about how every single one of them was doing such a fantastic job?
Well said.
Certainly wasn’t an intentional leak. Likely an operation perpetrated on Team Trump, with question as to how witting (in more ways than one) Waltz and his aides were on it.
“Heckuva Job, Brownie!”
Mark Halperin reported it first, per CBS.
Don’t know...............
Prayers answered. Praise God.
LORD please swiftly remove any remaining moles and guard every door way of this administration from sabotaging forces of darkness in Jesus’ name.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. This was totally preventable if he’d been heads-up. Don’t want a guy that sloppy in this job.
Mike Flynn would make a fantastic interim replacement.
Hope he runs again for his old seat and gets rid of that fat f*ck Randy Fine. Worst person in all of government in any party. Detest his slimy ass.
IF the signal thing was Waltz fault, he could have been charged with multiple felonies.
Same with everyone else on that signal chat.
Stupid should hurt, and right now we are heavy on stupid.
That was then, this is now.
- S.E. Hinton
severe vetting is how to fix the deeper “deep state” problems. “remember the Alamo” and “remember Jeff sessions” applies. ANYONE who ever had any contact with the deep state is infected. period.
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