Trump Ousting National Security Adviser After Signal Chat Scandal

Mike Waltz is being forced out after mistakenly adding a journalist to a Signal group about U.S. airstrikes, prompting a national security uproar.

Signal Chat Leak Triggers Ouster

President Trump is set to remove National Security Adviser Mike Waltz after Waltz accidentally added a journalist to a private Signal chat discussing a classified military operation in Yemen (WSJ). The leak, which exposed sensitive strike planning and intelligence, was one of the administration’s first major national security embarrassments.

Waltz was already under scrutiny before the error, and the incident gave outside Trump allies the final push to call for his ouster. His departure marks the first high-profile removal of Trump’s second term.

🔓 What’s in the Pro Brief:

• Why Waltz’s use of Signal raised red flags inside Congress

• How Trump decides when to fire — and when to delay

• What this says about stability and loyalty in the Trump national security team

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