US EditionTrump taps Mike Waltz as UN ambassador, names Rubio as national security adviser
- On May 1, 2025, President Trump announced that he is appointing Mike Waltz as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and assigning Marco Rubio, then serving as Secretary of State, to temporarily oversee national security affairs.
- These developments occurred following reports that both Mike Waltz and his assistant Alex Wong were leaving their roles after Waltz included a journalist in a private Signal group where military operations were being coordinated.
- Waltz served three terms in the House and as Trump's national security adviser, while Rubio will continue his role as secretary of state alongside his interim national security duties.
- Trump expressed confidence that Rubio will continue providing effective guidance at the State Department and commended Waltz for his dedicated service prioritizing the Nation's interests from his military duties to government roles.
- The moves mark the first major staff shift of Trump’s second term and suggest ongoing efforts to stabilize the national security team after prior turmoil and scrutiny.
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Trump sacks NSA after 'Signal Gate' fiasco
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that he was replacing his national security advisor Mike Waltz following a chat group leak, saying he planned to move him to the United Nations. In the first major cabinet shake-up of Trump's new term, the president said Secretary of State Marco Rubio would now also serve as his "interim" national security advisor following Waltz's departure. "I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike…
Donald Trump decides the hasty departure of Mike Waltz, his national security advisor
Falling in disgrace for the Signal case, the last of the Republican hawks will become the next American ambassador to the UN in New York, an institution that the US President ignores and despises. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will replace him, in a cumulation of functions unprecedented since Henry Kissinger.
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Trump shifts Waltz out of national security adviser post after Signalgate flap
Mike Waltz, national security adviser, looks at his phone as he prepares for a TV interview at the White House on May 01, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Mike Waltz, a former Florida congressman who became known for sharing U.S. plans to strike Yemen on a Signal group chat, was out as White House national security adviser on Thursday. President Donald Trump announced he will instead nominate Waltz to be…
Trump shifts Waltz out of national security adviser post after Signalgate flap • Nebraska Examiner
Mike Waltz, national security adviser, looks at his phone as he prepares for a TV interview at the White House on May 01, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Mike Waltz, a former Florida congressman who became known for sharing U.S. plans to strike Yemen on a Signal group chat, was out as White House national security adviser on Thursday. President Donald Trump announced he will instead nominate Waltz to be…
Trump shifts Waltz out of national security adviser post after Signalgate flap • Tennessee Lookout
Mike Waltz, national security adviser, looks at his phone as he prepares for a TV interview at the White House on May 01, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Mike Waltz, a former Florida congressman who became known for sharing U.S. plans to strike Yemen on a Signal group chat, was out as White House national security adviser on Thursday. President Donald Trump announced he will instead nominate Waltz to be…
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