Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump’s national security team but consolidates power in fewer hands

Commentary | A Trumpworld power struggle muscles Waltz out

Michael Waltz had all the right credentials to be national security adviser in a normal administration. He was a respected former Green Beret, a strong supporter of Israel and tough on Russia, China and Iran. Maybe that’s what did him in. Waltz’s ouster on Thursday was cushioned by his appointment as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations. That soft landing will play well with Waltz’s many friends abroad but distance him from …

Mike Waltz has been dismissed after one of the biggest scandals that has caused internal tensions in the U.S. president's teamTrump ceases Mike Waltz as a National Security adviser for the 'Signalgate' but appoints him ambassador to the UN The first big layoff of Donald Trump's second era took place on the 101st day of his term.The president seems not to want to tarnish the milestone of his first 100 days in the White House by noting internal te…

Waltz’s Demotion Should Begin a Neocon Purge

Politics Waltz’s Demotion Should Begin a Neocon Purge A true ‘America First’ foreign policy and neoconservatism are incompatible. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images In March, it was reported that the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg had been part of a private Signal chat that also included then–National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Vice President J.D. Vance, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Defense Secretary Pete Hegset…

Mike Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump’s national security team but consolidates power in fewer hands

President Donald Trump’s removal of national security adviser Mike Waltz brings further disruption to a national security team that has already endured scrutiny over using the Signal messaging app to discuss sensitive military operations as well as mounting questions over the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the firing of the four-star general who led the National Security Agency. The staff shake-up comes as the administration co…

Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump’s national security team but consolidates power in fewer hands

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s removal of national security adviser Mike Waltz brings further disruption to a national security team that has already endured scrutiny over using the Signal messaging app to discuss sensitive military operations as well as mounting questions over the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the firing of the […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump's national security team but consolidates power in fewer hands

President Donald Trump’s removal of national security adviser Mike Waltz brings further disruption to his national security team.