We can now confirm that Mike Waltz is indeed leaving his role as National Security Advisor (NSA) to President Trump, but that's only part of the story. The president posted to his Truth Social account that Waltz isn't being fired at all, but will now become the new nominee for the role of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
WALTZ going to New York to be ambassador to the UN. pic.twitter.com/xjHNjYRYYm
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 1, 2025
From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and, as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first. I know he will do the same in his new role.
Notably, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will now do double duty for the administration and will, at least temporarily, act as the new NSA.
As RedState reported earlier on Thursday, rumors began swirling on social media that Waltz and one of his top aides had fallen out of favor at the White House and were, therefore, going to be sent packing from their roles on the president's national security team. Much of the speculation centered on Waltz possibly being punished for his role in adding a journalist hostile to the Trump administration to a national security-related Signal chat with top administration officials.
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Breaking: White House Pulls Elise Stefanik's Nomination to Be UN Ambassador
The news that Waltz isn't leaving the administration will come as a surprise to many, who assumed that "Signalgate" was a dealbreaker for the Trump White House. While the president threw his support behind Waltz at the time, there were reports that Waltz was indeed on his way out, but the move wouldn't happen for a while.
On WALTZ news...
— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) May 1, 2025
I'm just gonna drop this story right here -- where me & @DashaBurns reported OVER A MONTH AGO that the plan right after Signalgate, was to fire Michael Waltz -- but at a later date...
Why? Bc Trump didn't want the libs & the media to win the news cycle.…
The timing is interesting here. "Signalgate" took place at the end of March, just a few days before President Trump pulled Elise Stefanik's nomination to be US Ambassador to the UN, the position that will now apparently go to Mike Waltz. That move was made because of threats to the GOP's razor-thin majority in the U.S. House of Representatives; there were two special elections looming in Florida, and some of the fundraising and early voting numbers didn't look good for Republicans. The GOP did end up retaining those two seats, and had a little more padding with Stefanik returning to her duties in Congress.
Ironically, and something that is likely of little comfort to Elise Stefanik, the musical chairs began when Mike Waltz resigned his seat to take on the NSA role. This was after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) had resigned his seat in the hopes of leading President Trump's Department of Justice.
It's an unfortunate twist of fate for Stefanik that she, once again, is called on to take one for her party. Although she has yet to confirm it, Stefanik may be thinking of ending her Congressional career in favor of running to be the next governor of New York.
This is a breaking story; RedState will provide updates as warranted.
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