White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is leaving the Trump administration just weeks after it was revealed he added a journalist to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans.
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00:00White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is set to depart the Trump administration.
00:05Waltz came under searing scrutiny in March after revelations that he added the journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a private text chain on the encrypted messaging app Signal,
00:15which was used to discuss planning for a sensitive March 15th military operation against Houthi militants in Yemen.
00:22Waltz served in the House, representing Florida for three terms before his elevation to the White House.
00:27He's the most prominent senior administration official to depart during the early going of Trump's second White House term.
00:35The Republican president has been looking to avoid the tumult of his first White House term that saw him rotate through four national security advisors,
00:43four White House chiefs of staff, and two secretaries of state.