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Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz to leave post


Waltz’s deputy will also be leaving after losing confidence of officials, according to two people familiar with the matter

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Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts after they lost the confidence of other administration officials and found themselves without allies at the White House, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The exit of Waltz and Wong marked the conclusion of a fraught tenure. In March, Waltz inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, to a Signal group chat that shared sensitive information about US missile strikes in Yemen before they took place.

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Author : Hugo Lowell

Publish date : 2025-05-01 18:13:00

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