Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

‘Freedom Week’: California Gun Owners Rush to Buy Ammo After Court Ruling

4 hours ago

Wall Street Selloff Sparked by Trump Tariffs, Amazon Results, Weak Payrolls

5 hours ago

US Construction Spending Extends Decline in June

5 hours ago

Global Shares in Red After US Jobs Data, Trump’s Tariff Salvo

5 hours ago

Construction of $200M Trump Ballroom at the White House to Begin in September

1 day ago

US Senate Committee Backs $1 Billion for Ukraine in Pentagon Spending Bill

1 day ago

Trump Says Mexico Trade Deal Extended for 90 Days

1 day ago

Fresno Unified Trustee Susan Wittrup Responds to $162,000 Payout

2 days ago
White House National Security Adviser Waltz Being Forced out, Sources Say
Reuters logo
By Reuters
Published 3 months ago on
May 1, 2025

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz joins U.S. Vice President JD Vance for a visit to the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)

Share

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz is being forced out of his job, four people briefed on the matter said on Thursday, in the first big shakeup of Trump’s inner circle since he took office in January.

Waltz’s deputy, Alex Wong, an Asia expert who was a State Department official focused on North Korea in Trump’s first term, is also leaving his post, two people told Reuters.

A 51-year-old former Republican lawmaker from Florida, Waltz faced criticism inside the White House when he was caught up in a March scandal involving a Signal chat among top Trump national security aides.

It was not immediately clear who would take over from Waltz, but one option included U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, who has been involved in both Russia-Ukraine diplomacy as well as the Middle East, one of the sources said.

The National Security Council did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Waltz was blamed for accidentally adding the editor of The Atlantic magazine to a private thread describing details of an imminent U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen. The Atlantic reported on the mishap.

At a subsequent Cabinet meeting with Waltz in the room, Trump expressed his preference for holding such conversations in a secure setting with lead walls, a clear sign of his displeasure. But he and others in the White House expressed confidence in Waltz at the time.

However, the Signal controversy was not the only mark against Waltz.

A person familiar with the Cabinet’s internal dynamics said Waltz was too hawkish for the war-averse Trump and was seen as not effectively coordinating foreign policy among a variety of agencies, a key role for the national security adviser.

“The system isn’t running properly,” under Waltz, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The national security adviser is a powerful role but one that does not require Senate confirmation.

(Reporting by Steve Holland, Erin Banco, Jeff Mason, Gram Slattery and Katharine Jackson; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Alistair Bell)

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

Fresno County Finds E. Coli at Avocado Lake. Don’t Swim There

DON'T MISS

Trump Fires US Labor Department’s Statistical Leader After Weaker Than Expected Jobs Report

DON'T MISS

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Close After Funding Cut, in Blow to Local Media

DON'T MISS

Trump Eyes Bringing Azerbaijan, Central Asian Nations Into Abraham Accords, Sources Say

DON'T MISS

Farmers in West Fresno County to Consider 200% Groundwater Pumping Fee Hike

DON'T MISS

Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Moved Near Russia

DON'T MISS

Fresno Councilmember Vang Accused of Conflict of Interest in Budget Vote

DON'T MISS

Ghislaine Maxwell Moved From Florida Prison to Lower-Security Facility

DON'T MISS

Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada Following Palestine Stance

DON'T MISS

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Scott Oscar Whitehead

UP NEXT

Trump Fires US Labor Department’s Statistical Leader After Weaker Than Expected Jobs Report

UP NEXT

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Close After Funding Cut, in Blow to Local Media

UP NEXT

Trump Eyes Bringing Azerbaijan, Central Asian Nations Into Abraham Accords, Sources Say

UP NEXT

Farmers in West Fresno County to Consider 200% Groundwater Pumping Fee Hike

UP NEXT

Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Moved Near Russia

UP NEXT

Fresno Councilmember Vang Accused of Conflict of Interest in Budget Vote

UP NEXT

Ghislaine Maxwell Moved From Florida Prison to Lower-Security Facility

UP NEXT

Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada Following Palestine Stance

UP NEXT

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Scott Oscar Whitehead

UP NEXT

‘Freedom Week’: California Gun Owners Rush to Buy Ammo After Court Ruling

Trump Eyes Bringing Azerbaijan, Central Asian Nations Into Abraham Accords, Sources Say

2 hours ago

Farmers in West Fresno County to Consider 200% Groundwater Pumping Fee Hike

2 hours ago

Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Moved Near Russia

3 hours ago

Fresno Councilmember Vang Accused of Conflict of Interest in Budget Vote

3 hours ago

Ghislaine Maxwell Moved From Florida Prison to Lower-Security Facility

3 hours ago

Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada Following Palestine Stance

3 hours ago

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Scott Oscar Whitehead

4 hours ago

‘Freedom Week’: California Gun Owners Rush to Buy Ammo After Court Ruling

4 hours ago

Wall Street Selloff Sparked by Trump Tariffs, Amazon Results, Weak Payrolls

5 hours ago

US Construction Spending Extends Decline in June

5 hours ago

Fresno County Finds E. Coli at Avocado Lake. Don’t Swim There

High levels of E. coli detected at Avocado Lake Swim Beach prompted health experts to advise against swimming at the east Fresno County lake...

41 minutes ago

E. coli identified at avocado lake
41 minutes ago

Fresno County Finds E. Coli at Avocado Lake. Don’t Swim There

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Republican Senators, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 18, 2025. (Reuters File)
50 minutes ago

Trump Fires US Labor Department’s Statistical Leader After Weaker Than Expected Jobs Report

Breaking News from Reuters
2 hours ago

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Close After Funding Cut, in Blow to Local Media

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2025. (Reuters File)
2 hours ago

Trump Eyes Bringing Azerbaijan, Central Asian Nations Into Abraham Accords, Sources Say

2 hours ago

Farmers in West Fresno County to Consider 200% Groundwater Pumping Fee Hike

President Donald Trump speaks after disembarking Marine One, as he departs for Scotland, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 25, 2025. (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)
3 hours ago

Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Moved Near Russia

3 hours ago

Fresno Councilmember Vang Accused of Conflict of Interest in Budget Vote

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell stands at the podium to address Judge Alison Nathan during her sentencing in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022. (Reuters File)
3 hours ago

Ghislaine Maxwell Moved From Florida Prison to Lower-Security Facility

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend