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CNN —
National security adviser Mike Waltz is expected to depart from the administration in the coming days, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
His job has been in limbo after it was made clear to Waltz earlier this week that his time leading the National Security Council had come to an end, according to a source familiar with what happened.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff, a real estate developer and friend of President Donald Trump, is under consideration to replace Waltz as national security adviser, a person familiar with the matter says.
No decision has made. Witkoff has led discussions with Russia and Iran as Trump looks for international deals.
Waltz had been attempting to stay on and attended the Cabinet meeting Wednesday, appeared on Fox News and showed up to the West Wing Thursday.
But Waltz has been on shaky ground and lost most of his influence in the West Wing after he inadvertently added a reporter to a group chat about military strikes. Trump stood by him at the time, but Waltz’s standing never really recovered, according to four sources. He had also lost his standing with top aides inside the West Wing.
Waltz boarded Marine One with Trump on Tuesday, but when his colleagues boarded Air Force One about ten minutes later, he remained on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews instead. One White House official said he was never slated to travel with Trump to Michigan, but the move was viewed as odd by other aides inside the administration.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/politics/mike-waltz-national-security-adviser-depart
CNN —
National security adviser Mike Waltz is expected to depart from the administration in the coming days, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
His job has been in limbo after it was made clear to Waltz earlier this week that his time leading the National Security Council had come to an end, according to a source familiar with what happened.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff, a real estate developer and friend of President Donald Trump, is under consideration to replace Waltz as national security adviser, a person familiar with the matter says.
No decision has made. Witkoff has led discussions with Russia and Iran as Trump looks for international deals.
Waltz had been attempting to stay on and attended the Cabinet meeting Wednesday, appeared on Fox News and showed up to the West Wing Thursday.
But Waltz has been on shaky ground and lost most of his influence in the West Wing after he inadvertently added a reporter to a group chat about military strikes. Trump stood by him at the time, but Waltz’s standing never really recovered, according to four sources. He had also lost his standing with top aides inside the West Wing.
Waltz boarded Marine One with Trump on Tuesday, but when his colleagues boarded Air Force One about ten minutes later, he remained on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews instead. One White House official said he was never slated to travel with Trump to Michigan, but the move was viewed as odd by other aides inside the administration.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/politics/mike-waltz-national-security-adviser-depart
