U.S. National Security Advisor Dismissed and Reassigned as UN Ambassador Following Group Chat Leak Incident | WPN World People News

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was recently dismissed after mistakenly adding a journalist to a White House senior officials' communication group, which led to the leak of classified plans including U.S. military airstrikes on Yemen. On the afternoon of May 1, President Donald Trump announced via social media that he would nominate Waltz as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. In the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will temporarily take over the role, marking the first senior official to be dismissed since Trump’s return to the White House.

In his announcement, Trump stated that Waltz has always prioritized national interests—whether serving on the battlefield, in Congress, or as National Security Advisor—and expressed confidence that he would perform equally well in his new role. Trump also announced that during the transition, Secretary of State Marco Rubio would serve concurrently as National Security Advisor, making him the first U.S. official to hold both roles simultaneously since Henry Kissinger.

In March, Waltz mistakenly added *The Atlantic* editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal. Goldberg later published a report in *The Atlantic* revealing contents of the conversation, including sensitive discussions among top officials about military strike plans on Yemen—such as targets, timing, and weaponry. Waltz later admitted in an interview that he had initiated the group chat but had not intended to add Goldberg, taking full responsibility for the incident.

After news of his reassignment broke, Waltz stated in a post that he was honored to continue serving President Trump and his administration. Since the nomination for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations requires confirmation by the Senate, Waltz will lose access to the White House’s Oval Office if his appointment is approved.