Although Trump decided not to fire his national security adviser over the Signal group chat, Waltz’s position is tenuous, officials say.
In public, President Trump has defended his national security adviser. But behind the scenes, he has cast around for advice.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz included a reporter to a group chat detailing secret plans for a U.S. strike in Yemen, reporter says.
CNN political commentator and New York Times columnist Maggie Haberman told CNN host Kaitlan Collins that President Donald Trump is reluctant to fire Mike Waltz because it would be seen as "giving in to the media.
Democrats are hoping to do better in Florida’s Sixth District than they did in November, when President Trump won it by 30 points.
National Security Advisor Michael Waltz – under scrutiny after inadvertently inviting a journalist into a private chat for top Trump Administration officials to discuss plans to attack a rebel group in the Middle East – spent the past six years representing the Daytona Beach area in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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In a particularly rough week for the Trump administration, a number of the president's allies are calling for accountability after military plans were inadvertently shared with a journalist.
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.