Mike Waltz

May 1, 2025
President Trump and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz meeting in the Oval Office.
Trump removes Mike Waltz as security adviser and offers him new job

President nominates aide for UN ambassador instead after weeks of scandal over his inclusion of a journalist in a missile strikes Signal chat

The Times
Collage of a smartphone showing a person with a gun, a woman, a man in a blue suit, and the White House.
What is Signal? The app used by gangland criminals — and the White House

Trump’s US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, sent texts about airstrike plans after journalist was added to group chat

The Times
Apr 3, 2025
Woman on airplane wearing a sweatshirt with Donald Trump's image and the words "Never Surrender".
Conspiracy theorist ‘convinces Trump to fire security officials’

The conspiracy theorist pressed the president to dismiss security officials she deemed disloyal to him during a meeting with Mike Waltz and JD Vance

The Times
Mar 30, 2025
Illustration of JD Vance in a speech bubble with text messages discussing a target.
MARK URBAN
What the US intelligence blunder means for its enemies — and allies

The leaked texts on the messaging app about war plans have left Trump’s senior officials facing an avalanche of criticism

The Sunday Times
Mar 28, 2025
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How Team Trump handled the Signal crisis — a timeline

The administration scrambled to explain and downplay how a journalist was added to a group chat with top national security officials

The Times
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Mar 27, 2025
Rep. Michael Waltz introducing Pete Hegseth at a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing.
Most Americans think Signalgate leak is ‘very serious’

President Trump has minimised the incident, in which a journalist was added to a group chat where plans to attack Houthi targets in Yemen were discussed

The Times
Mar 26, 2025
White House scrambles to explain text leaks
White House scrambles to explain text leaks

Mike Waltz, the national security adviser, took ‘full responsibility’ for inviting a journalist to join a secret group chat on Signal while Trump blamed a staffer

The Times
Mar 25, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with President Trump in the Oval Office.
Will Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz survive Signal leak fiasco?

The group chat revelations are undoubtedly damaging for the White House, but President Trump may be reluctant to give The Atlantic a scalp

The Times
Illustration of JD Vance and Michael Waltz's tweets about bailing out Europe.
Leaks risk relationship between America and EU, diplomats warn

Comments about ‘free-loading Europe’ came to light after Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat used by JD Vance and Pete Hegseth

The Times

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May 1, 2025
Trump removes Mike Waltz as security adviser and offers him new job

President nominates aide for UN ambassador instead after weeks of scandal over his inclusion of a journalist in a missile strikes Signal chat

The Times
May 1, 2025
What is Signal? The app used by gangland criminals — and the White House

Trump’s US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, sent texts about airstrike plans after journalist was added to group chat

The Times
Apr 3, 2025
Conspiracy theorist ‘convinces Trump to fire security officials’

The conspiracy theorist pressed the president to dismiss security officials she deemed disloyal to him during a meeting with Mike Waltz and JD Vance

The Times
Mar 30, 2025
MARK URBAN
What the US intelligence blunder means for its enemies — and allies

The leaked texts on the messaging app about war plans have left Trump’s senior officials facing an avalanche of criticism

The Sunday Times
Mar 28, 2025
How Team Trump handled the Signal crisis — a timeline

The administration scrambled to explain and downplay how a journalist was added to a group chat with top national security officials

The Times
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Mar 27, 2025
Most Americans think Signalgate leak is ‘very serious’

President Trump has minimised the incident, in which a journalist was added to a group chat where plans to attack Houthi targets in Yemen were discussed

The Times
Mar 26, 2025
White House scrambles to explain text leaks

Mike Waltz, the national security adviser, took ‘full responsibility’ for inviting a journalist to join a secret group chat on Signal while Trump blamed a staffer

The Times
Mar 25, 2025
Will Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz survive Signal leak fiasco?

The group chat revelations are undoubtedly damaging for the White House, but President Trump may be reluctant to give The Atlantic a scalp

The Times
Mar 25, 2025
Leaks risk relationship between America and EU, diplomats warn

Comments about ‘free-loading Europe’ came to light after Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat used by JD Vance and Pete Hegseth

The Times

Mike Waltz has served as Donald Trump’s national security adviser since January 2025. Born in 1974, he is a former special forces officer who served in the Pentagon during George W Bush’s administration. From 2019-25 he was a Republican congressman in Florida, voting against bills to send aid to Ukraine. In March 2025 Waltz came under fire after inadvertently adding the Atlantic editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a Signal group chat where senior officials discussed military plans.