President Trump has fired his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, following a scandal involving the accidental inclusion of a journalist in a private Signal chat discussing sensitive U.S. military actions in Yemen.
Waltz, a respected Green Beret and former Congressman, was considered a stabilizing force in the administration. His removal marks the first major firing of Trump’s second term and signals ongoing turmoil within the national security team. Waltz’s position was reportedly at risk even before the so-called 'Signalgate' incident, but the mishap appears to have been the final straw.
Trump has reassigned Waltz as ambassador to the United Nations, an institution he has frequently criticized.
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Trump sacks Signal chat creator Mike Waltz in first firing of second term
The president has removed his national security adviser and sent him off to be an ambassador to the United Nations, a body Trump holds in contempt.
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