Mike Waltz, the national security adviser, is set to lose his job over what came to be called Signalgate.
He was the one who set up the ‘Houthi PC small group’ and either he or a member of his staff in error invited Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic magazine, to participate. Goldberg blew the whistle after the raids had taken place.
Others in the group included Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary, who obliged with all the operational data such as airstrike timings and particular aircraft to be involved, Vice President JD Vance, Marco Rubio, secretary of state, John Ratcliffe, CIA director, and Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence.
Waltz has been selected to take the wrap. Although Trump initially insisted he had full confidence in Waltz and said he would continue in his job, behind the scenes the mutterings against him were becoming more voluble by the day.
His deputy, Alex Wong, is also leaving the White House.
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