The first major shake-up in the second Trump administration appears imminent, as National Security Adviser Mike Waltz faces likely dismissal following a damaging communications blunder.
According to reporting by the New York Post, the former Florida congressman and Green Beret is expected to be removed after inadvertently adding The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a private Signal group chat among senior Trump administration officials.
The encrypted thread reportedly included Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and featured sensitive discussions regarding U.S. military strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
The incident, initially dismissed by some in the administration as a minor slip, has since escalated. A second Signal chat — this one involving Waltz’s family members and external associates — was also uncovered, containing additional confidential material. The dual breaches have intensified scrutiny and triggered an internal uproar over operational security at the highest levels of the White House.
While Trump initially stood by his adviser, multiple sources now say the decision to part ways has effectively been made. Whether Waltz will be formally fired or allowed to resign remains uncertain.
Waltz, 51, has long been seen as a hawkish and disciplined operator. Before joining Trump’s second-term team, he served in Congress and held senior roles at the Pentagon, including Director of Defense Policy and counterterrorism adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney during the George W. Bush administration.
