Some somewhat stunning news from the Trump administration Thursday morning, as it appears that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is out, along with his deputy Alex Wong. 

BREAKING: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is out, along with his deputy Alex Wong. Additional names likely to come. Expect to hear from POTUS on this soon, I’m told.

— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) May 1, 2025

Whispers of the shake-up began swirling Thursday morning with a report from CBS News:

🚨CBS News is reporting that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz will be stepping down from his role. pic.twitter.com/7lLcOtE0bY

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 1, 2025

Per the report:

We've got some breaking news out of Washington, D.C.: Mike Waltz, the president's national security advisor, who was at the center of that Signal chat controversy, will be leaving his post, along with one of his deputies, Alex Wong.

Waltz, as noted, was at the center of "Signalgate" — the March controversy arising out of the Signal group chat among Trump's national security team regarding an impending attack on the Houthis in Yemen, exposed after Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg somehow was included in the group chat. 

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Waltz's former U.S. House seat was filled a month ago by Randy Fine after Florida held a special election to fill his vacated seat, as well as the seat vacated by former Rep. Matt Gaetz. 

Waltz spoke at Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, and things seemed to be all smiles, so it will be interesting to see what President Trump has to say about the matter. 

National Security Advisor @MikeWaltz47: "The last four years, the world experienced a total lack of leadership under Biden and then we've had 100 days of your leadership with respect, with strength, starting with there will be all hell to pay if you don't let our people go." pic.twitter.com/7yfr3YG3wq

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 30, 2025

This is a developing story. RedState will provide further updates as they become available.