Mike Waltz has been removed from his job as U.S. national security advisor, the first major sacking of Donald Trump’s second term cabinet. Marco Rubio will replace him in the interim.
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00:00I just heard this from you. I had, I, this is the magic. Well, I, I.
00:08That's the moment the U.S. State Department's spokesperson found out from a reporter that
00:13Washington just lost one of its top officials. It was an announcement made, as so many are,
00:18in a social media post by President Donald Trump, where he revealed that Mike Waltz would no longer
00:24be serving as National Security Advisor, the first major personnel shake-up in Trump's second term.
00:31In Waltz's place, in the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
00:35Marco Rubio, unbelievable. Unbelievable, Marco. When I have a problem, I call up Marco. He gets it solved.
00:42He gets it solved.
00:44Mike Waltz's reputation never fully recovered after he accidentally added the editor of a U.S. magazine
00:49into a group chat that contained details of imminent military plans, what's become known as Signalgate.
00:56Now, Waltz is tipped to become the ambassador to the United Nations, but that's a position he'll need
01:01to be confirmed for, which is far from guaranteed. In light of his firing, some Republicans have thanked
01:07Waltz for his service. He has served his country so well in so many different capacities. Just really
01:13proud of him and his service. Thank you. And while Democrats celebrate his removal,
01:18some are concerned that Waltz is being used as a scapegoat.
01:22The Trump security team is a hot mess, and the one who should go is not the fall guy,
01:29Michael Waltz. It is the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who is responsible. He should be held accountable.
01:35He should be fired right now.
01:39It's also expected that Alex Wong, the Deputy National Security Advisor, and others may also soon be ousted.
01:46Trump is yet to make any announcements about who might relieve Marco Rubio as National Security
01:52Advisor in the long run. But for now at least, Mike Waltz has left the chat.
01:57Joseph Wu and Reese Ayers for Taiwan Plus.