Mike Walz under the bus for Signal Chat Pentagon NSA screw up

[Lemon Drop]

He's been fired, along with his deputy.

A start, but Hegseth is the one who really needs to go.

[Ombligo]

From CBS

National security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts in the Trump White House, according to multiple sources familiar with their departure.

They are expected to leave Thursday, sources say. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Journalist Mark Halperin first reported the departures.

In March, Waltz came under scrutiny after he put together a Signal chat and mistakenly included The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, disclosing discussions with top national security officials about plans for a military strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. Goldberg published his account, and he initially omitted operational details, but after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe denied any classified information had been shared on the chat, Goldberg published that information, too, which included the timing of the strikes and the weapons packages used.

After Waltz admitted behind closed doors the authenticity of the reporting, White House officials debated whether he should resign, but Waltz never made the offer, and Mr. Trump did not ask him to step down at the time. Publicly, President Trump signaled his support for Waltz by calling him "a good man" who "learned a lesson."

One source familiar with the situation at the National Security Council said the president thinks sufficient time has passed since the Signal incident that Waltz and Wong's departures can be framed as part of a reorganization. The president has been hesitant to oust Waltz over the perception that doing so could be seen as bending to outside pressure.

Wong served in the first Trump administration as deputy special representative for North Korea and also as deputy assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the State Department. In announcing his appointment, Mr. Trump said that Wong helped negotiate his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

[NewtonMP2100]

….so last……Waltz……????

[pdq]

I had read at least one (anonymous) Trump admin official saying that Waltz was dumber than a box of rocks (may be paraphrasing - there are, as you know, a number of similar similes.)

But LD is right, of course. DUI/Faux News hire Hegseth also needs to go - he is seriously messing up the Pentagon and our military.

Only the best.

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Edit: PS - I should specify Waltz didn’t get fired just because he’s dumber than a box of rocks - there’s a ton of that in this administration. He got fired because Hegseth got caught.

Or in the immortal words of Rihanna:

Don’t tell me you were sorry ‘cause you’re not
…I know you’re only sorry you got caught

:wink:

[special]

WH is running like a well oiled machine.

[SteveG]

[pdq]

Wow! A tweet from Trump’s HR head.

[SteveG]

saw a comment referring to Hegseth as "Whiskey Pete"

[SteveG]

COMEDY

Trump nominates Mike Waltz to become UN ambassador and Marco Rubio to serve as interim national security adviser

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform:

I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike Waltz to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations. From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and, as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first. I know he will do the same in his new role. In the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as National Security Advisor, while continuing his strong leadership at the State Department. Together, we will continue to fight tirelessly to Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN. Thank you for your attention to this matter!