In a major shakeup within the White House’s national security apparatus, US President Donald Trump has reportedly fired National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, along with his deputy, Alex Wong. The news, first reported by Fox News on May 1, has sent ripples through Washington’s political establishment, highlighting the ongoing internal turmoil within the Trump administration.

Although the White House has yet to officially comment on the matter, multiple outlets, including Axios and Politico, have confirmed that Waltz’s departure is imminent, if not already underway. According to sources cited by Fox News, Waltz and Wong were part of the latest “purge” of National Security Council (NSC) staffers, following mounting criticism over their roles in the so-called “Signalgate” scandal earlier this year.

The scandal that ultimately sealed Waltz’s fate erupted in March, when The Atlantic published a damning report based on leaked communications from an internal administration group chat. The chat, hosted on the encrypted messaging app Signal, reportedly involved senior officials discussing strategic attacks against Houthi militants in Yemen.

The leak itself was traced back to a catastrophic blunder by Waltz. According to The Atlantic, Waltz mistakenly saved the contact information of the magazine’s editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, under an incorrect name in his phone. Believing he was inviting a fellow official to join the chat, Waltz inadvertently granted a journalist access to sensitive internal discussions.

In an interview with Fox News shortly after the........

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