When Donald Trump selected Mike Waltz to serve as national security adviser, the choice was widely seen as win-win: A combat veteran with four Bronze Stars would bring his judgment to the White House and his deep-red Florida House district was safe in Republican hands.
In public, White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is struggling. In private, there's reason to believe his troubles appear even more serious.
He has never sent classified material over his personal email account or any unsecured platform,” the spokesperson insisted.
The news of the firings comes a day after an Oval Office meeting between Trump and right-wing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who privately called on the president to fire some NSC staffers.
The White House considers the Signal chat leak case "closed," press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the media Monday.
The Trump administration says it’s moving on from Signalgate — and that embattled national security adviser Mike Waltz is keeping his job. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ...
As the president has made it very clear, Mike Waltz continues to be an important part of his national security team. And this case has been closed here at the White House, as far as we are
President Donald Trump confirmed that multiple employees within the National Security Council were fired Thursday, adding to National Security Advisor Mike Waltz's recent political woes that have snowballed since Democrats first slammed him over March's Signal chat leak.
Mary McCord, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the Justice Department join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to new stunning reporting by the Washington Post,