Top Trump official replaced after chat group scandal - and given new job

Jimmy Fallon Says Mike Waltz Wasn't Fired: 'He Was Removed From the Group Chat'

Jimmy Fallon started off Thursday night’s episode of “The Tonight Show” with an important clarification. “Today, President Trump fired his National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, the guy responsible for adding a reporter to a top-secret text chain,” he said. “Well, he was not fired, but he was removed from the group chat.” The late night host then told his studio audience about White House Wire, a new website that the Trump administration recently…

Trump's security advisor has to go - because a journalist got access to a secret chat, which reveals the story behind Mike Waltz's departure from Trump's understanding of power.

Trump axes White House National Security Adviser Waltz after chat group scandal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday replaced his National Security Advisor Mike Waltz following a scandal over a chat group leak, saying he would appoint him as ambassador to the United Nations instead.

Top Trump official replaced after chat group scandal - and given new job

US President Donald Trump has replaced National Security Adviser Mike Waltz after the Signal chat group scandal, saying he wants to appoint him as ambassador...

Trump ousts national security adviser Mike Waltz

Waltz had faced criticism for mistakenly adding a journalist to a chat group where sensitive military plans were discussed.

Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz will leave his position after a scandal in which he accidentally included a journalist in a group chat of government officials on the Signal app about airstrikes in Yemen, the US president confirmed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will now be acting national security adviser.