Trump Fires National Security Adviser Mike Waltz After Signal Chat Leak

Trump Fires National Security Adviser Mike Waltz After Signal Chat Leak

Whoa, things just got a little more dramatic in Washington. Mike Waltz, Trump’s National Security Adviser, has been shown the door after a huge security mishap. We’re talking a major screw-up that’s got everyone talking. So, what happened? Well, Waltz made a big mistake in a private Signal chat — a chat about sensitive military strategies, no less — and accidentally added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to the mix. Yikes!

According to reports from The Daily Beast, this little slip-up leaked classified info to the public, and you know what that means. That’s a no-no in Washington, and Waltz didn’t escape unscathed. Both Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, are out of a job after the fallout from what’s now being called Signalgate.

The White House hasn’t officially commented yet, but sources are clear: Waltz, who had been a vocal critic of U.S. policies on China and Afghanistan, just couldn’t recover from this. Politico says Trump wasted no time pulling the trigger. In fact, sources close to the situation say the White House “didn’t hesitate to make the change” after the breach. Now that’s cold.

Waltz, a former Florida congressman and Special Forces vet, had been in the job since January. He’s definitely no stranger to controversy, but this? This might just be the one he couldn’t talk his way out of.

To make things worse, his deputy Wong followed suit and resigned too. This wasn’t just a one-person drama.

And what’s the takeaway here? The whole incident raises major concerns about handling classified info. If someone in Waltz’s position can make this mistake, what’s going on behind the scenes in the administration?

Stay tuned — this is definitely a developing story.