Mike Waltz Rumored to be Leaving his position as NSA, along with his aide, Alex Wong

From Trent Crimm, the Independent:

Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their roles, CBS News first reported, in the first major shakeup of Trump's White House.

It was "made clear" to Waltz earlier this week that his time leading the National Security Council had come to an end," CNN reported. Questions have swirled about Waltz's role after it was revealed that he added a journalist to a chat on the Signal app detailing military strikes. The chat involved high-ranking military and administration members and news of the breach became a blunder for the White House.

(No, it was not written by Trent Crimm. I chose The Independent story to quote for the Ted Lasso reference purely.)

I was intrigued to discover that the Signal controversy has actually continued in the past few weeks, mostly with news that Hegseth...has another controversy! He might have shared sensitive information with former Fox News personalities! (All of whom work for him at the DOD).

This third Signal chat involved not only Hegseth's wife, who was also a former Fox News producer Jennifer Rauchet, but also his senior adviser and spokesperson Sean Parnell, and Tami Radabaugh, who was a former Fox executive producer and close friend of Rauchet's, and now works as Hegseth's deputy assistant for public affairs at the Department of Defense, according to The Washington Post.

While, it is unclear what was precisely being discussed in this third group and it is not known if that chat remains active or not, as per Washington Post.

Adam Smith, representative from Washington, is very mad that Republicans won't repeat Russian Collusion and spend years of committee time looking into this.

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., told Morning Edition that House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans blocked any inquiry resolutions into the matter because they know Hegseth and his actions are "indefensible." Smith filed a resolution of inquiry, which allows a member of the House to force an investigation even when they're in the minority.

It should be remembered that Waltz was never the target of calls for resignation and investigation. Here's Elizabeth Warren calling for Hegseth to resign:

posted by TheJamesMadison at 01:10 PM

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