President Donald Trump announced that Mike Waltz will leave his job as national security adviser and be nominated as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
President Donald Trump appointed Waltz to the national security role just days after winning the 2024 presidential election.
Only months into the job, Waltz sparked controversy by creating a Signal group chat to discuss sensitive plans for strikes on the Houthis in Yemen — and mistakenly adding The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to the conversation.
The Atlantic later published screenshots from the chat, which included several high-ranking administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The day after the report emerged, President Donald Trump expressed support for Waltz.
"He's a very good man and he will continue to do a very good job," President Trump said.
However, Scripps News learned that there had recently been high-level discussions about Walz's future with the administration.
President Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as the interim national security adviser. In addition to his secretary of state duties, Rubio was already working as the acting USAID Administrator and acting National Archivist.
