Trump's national security advisor Mike Waltz to leave White House: Report
US President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is to leave his post following a scandal in which a journalist was accidentally included on a chat between officials about air strikes on Yemen, US media reported.
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- Published Date: 06:19 | 01 May 2025
- Modified Date: 08:21 | 01 May 2025
US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, are set to leave their posts at the White House, CBS News reported Thursday, citing multiple sources.
Waltz came under scrutiny in March after he mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine in a Signal chat that discussed US military strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
Despite the internal debate about whether Waltz should resign, Trump publicly stood by him.
"Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he's a good man," the president said at the time.
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