From CBS News: 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.
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.”
Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich announced, “BREAKING: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is out, along with his deputy Alex Wong. Additional names likely to come. Expect to hear from POTUS on this soon, I’m told.”
BREAKING: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is out, along with his deputy Alex Wong. Additional names likely to come. Expect to hear from POTUS on this soon, I’m told.
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) May 1, 2025
FOX NEWS ALERT: Mike Waltz out as Trump’s national security adviser pic.twitter.com/SbHeUmmiU0
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 1, 2025
Waltz participated in a Cabinet Meeting with President Trump Wednesday morning:
National Security Advisor @MikeWaltz47: “The last four years, the world experienced a total lack of leadership under Biden and then we’ve had 100 days of your leadership with respect, with strength, starting with there will be all hell to pay if you don’t let our people go.” pic.twitter.com/7yfr3YG3wq
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 30, 2025
Waltz was just interviewed on Fox News Thursday morning, and nothing was mentioned about his imenent departure.
.@MikeWaltz47: “This deal is good for the American taxpayer that is recouping the billions of dollars that we’ve put into supporting Ukraine. It’s good for Ukraine… in terms of its development and reconstruction — and it’s good for its security… All of this, nobody said could… pic.twitter.com/3WJuN8tiU5
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 1, 2025
READ MORE from CBS News.
BREAKING: President Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy are leaving their posts, sources say. https://t.co/BLzmsS0VTh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 1, 2025
Concerns about Alex Wong, who has served as the Deputy National Security Advisor under Waltz, surfaced in March. See more in report below:
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