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White House national security adviser Mike Waltz to leave post, source says
US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts, sources briefed on the matter say, in the first big shakeup of Trump’s inner circle since he took office in January.
A 51-year-old former Republican lawmaker from Florida, Waltz, took criticism inside the White House when he was caught up in a March scandal involving a Signal chat among top Trump national security aides.
It is not immediately clear who would take over from Waltz, but one option included US special envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, who has also been involved in both Russia-Ukraine diplomacy, a second source says.
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