President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their jobs at the National Security Council, Politico first reported.
Waltz is a former Florida congressman and a decorated Green Beret combat veteran.
At the end of March, Jeffrey Goldberg, a longtime Trump critic, published a story saying national security adviser Waltz added him to a group chat on March 15 that included Vice President JD Vance, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other officials.
At the time, the president told NBC News’ Garrett Haake that he thought Goldberg’s story was essentially a nonissue, and that Goldberg’s presence on the chat had “no impact at all.”
“Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man,” Trump said.