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National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to leave White House role, media reports Trump says security adviser Waltz to leave White House, picks him for UN post
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Mike Waltz was President Trump's closest adviser on national security issuesMike Waltz was President Trump's closest adviser on national security issues
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is leaving his post with the Trump administration, according to media reports. US President Donald Trump has nominated Mike Waltz as the next US ambassador to the United Nations, confirming Waltz's departure as national security adviser.
Waltz, who was the president's principal adviser on national security issues, has had a difficult tenure amid accusations that senior officials used insecure methods of communication to conduct government business. In a post on Truth Social, Trump thanked Waltz for his work and said he would be temporarily replaced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Last month, he took responsibility for a group chat on the Signal messaging app in which high-ranking officials planned military strikes in Yemen in the company of a journalist who was inadvertently added. Waltz faced a difficult tenure at the White House amid accusations that senior officials used insecure methods of communication to conduct government business.
Waltz's deputy Alex Nelson Wong has also reportedly been removed from his post in what appears to be a shakeup of the US' security establishment. Last month, he took responsibility for a group chat on the Signal messaging app in which high-ranking officials planned military strikes in Yemen in the company of a journalist who was inadvertently added.
The former Florida congressman is the first major official to leave the administration in Trump's second term. The former Florida congressman is the first major official to leave the White House in Trump's second term. Waltz's deputy Alex Wong has also reportedly been removed from his post in what appears to be a shakeup of the US' security establishment.
The BBC has reached out to the White House for comment. Several staffers at various departments contacted by the BBC - but who wished to remain anonymous - theorised the Trump administration believes Waltz will not be confirmed by the Senate, allowing the president to remove him from his position without having to dismiss him.
The UN ambassador position has remained vacant after New York Rep Elise Stefanik, Trump's first nominee, failed to gain support and the president withdrew her nomination.
Waltz must receive approval from the Senate to take the job and he will likely face questions over his role in the Signal group chat earlier this year. Lawmakers in Congress had demanded an investigation and grilled the chat participants in hearings, describing the chat as a major breach.
Minnesota governor and former Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz referenced the episode as he made light of the national security adviser's exit on Thursday.
He posted on X: "Mike Waltz has left the chat."
In March, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine Jeffrey Goldberg revealed he had been mistakenly added to a group chat on Signal, in which senior officials - including Waltz, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio - discussed confidential information about a planned military strike on Yemen.In March, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine Jeffrey Goldberg revealed he had been mistakenly added to a group chat on Signal, in which senior officials - including Waltz, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio - discussed confidential information about a planned military strike on Yemen.
Mr Goldberg revealed he was added to the chat by Mike Waltz, who later took responsibility for the fiasco.Mr Goldberg revealed he was added to the chat by Mike Waltz, who later took responsibility for the fiasco.
At the time, Trump and US intelligence chiefs downplayed the security risks and said no classified material was shared.At the time, Trump and US intelligence chiefs downplayed the security risks and said no classified material was shared.
President Trump had defended Waltz, saying he was "doing his best" with "equipment and technology that's not perfect".President Trump had defended Waltz, saying he was "doing his best" with "equipment and technology that's not perfect".
But Democrats and some Republicans had called for an investigation into what several lawmakers described as a major breach. Bernd Debusmann Jr contributed reporting.