Michael Waltz is expected to depart as Trump’s national security adviser, said the source

President Donald’s National Security Adviser Trump Michael Waltz is expected to leave his position, sources who are familiar with the decision told ABC News on Thursday.
This step occurred because President Trump was increasingly frustrated by Waltz after he was under intense supervision because he accidentally added a reporter to a signal chat with high -ranking Trump officials who discussed US military strikes to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The White House and Waltz have not commented on the movement. The source warned that the move was not final until Trump announced it.
The President is expected to immediately announce changes, according to sources.

National security advisor Mike Waltz spoke during a television interview at the White House, May 1, 2025, in Washington.
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Waltz was present at the Trump cabinet meeting on Wednesday, where he gave praise for the leadership and strength of the president on the world stage for the first 100 days in office.
Trump openly defended Waltz after March’s signal accident, giving NBC News the day after the details were revealed in an article by Jeffrey Goldberg from Atlantic that Waltz “had learned lessons and was a good man.”
Trump was asked more about the future of Waltz by Atlantic in a April 24 interview. He said Waltz was “fine” even though “beaten” after accidentally adding Goldberg to group chat.

President Donald Trump, accompanied by US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, took a question from a reporter during a meeting with Secretary General NATO Mark Rutte (L) at the Oval Office of the White House, March 13, 2025 in Washington.
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Trump also said in the interview that the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who also received criticism due to signal failure, “Aman.”
“I think we learn: maybe don’t use signals, okay?” Trump said about the controversy. “If you want to know the truth. I frankly tell these people not to use signals, even though it has been used by many people. But, whatever it is, anyone who has it, anyone who has it, I don’t want to use it.”
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