Signal affair
Trump’s national security advisor Waltz loses his post
According to the US media, the signal affair now has consequences for Michael Waltz. Trump’s national security advisor and his deputy leave their offices.
The national security advisor of US President Donald Trump, Michael “Mike” Waltz, has to go according to media reports. Waltz had lost trust in the so -called chat group affair Trumps, reported the CBS News and Fox News on Thursday. At the end of March, Waltz had taken responsibility to ensure that secret military plans in the messenger service signal had accidentally been shared with a journalist.
Waltz would be the first high-ranking Trump employee who loses his post in the second term of office of the Republican. According to CBS News, Waltz’s deputy Alex Wong must also go. According to Fox News, Trump wants to comment on the personnel decisions shortly.
After the chat group affair became known, the president first spoke of a “slip” and called Waltz a “good man”. After that, however, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth was increasingly under pressure. The “Washington Post” reported that Trump was angry with Waltz and therefore wanted to replace it.
Michael Waltz took over “full responsibility”
In the Chatgruppe in the Signal messenger service, US government members had discussed attack plans against the Yemeni Huthi militia at the invitation of Waltz. The national security advisor incorrectly added the editor -in -chief of the magazine “The Atlantic”, Jeffrey Goldberg, to the chat group. This reported in detail about the case and published the chat protocols.
Waltz took over “full responsibility” after the affair became known. The security breakdown triggered shock waves in Washington. The opposition Democrats called for the resignation of Waltz and Defense Minister Hegseth. Both had endangered the security of US military people, the Democrats criticized.
Trump had appointed his national security advisor after his election victory last November. The 51-year-old was formerly an officer to the US elite unit Green Berets. The Republican from the US state of Florida initially worked under President George W. Bush as a consultant in the White House and in the Pentagon. He also worked as a commentator for the broadcaster Fox News. From 2018 he was sitting in the House of Representatives.
Waltz is considered a “falcon” in the ranks of the Republicans and as a Russia critic. Like Trump, however, he rejected other Ukraine aid.
Note: This article has been updated once.
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