Trump ditches Waltz after Maga wrath builds against national security adviser
Donald Trump has tapped secretary of state Marco Rubio to be interim national security adviser after firing Mike Waltz and his deputy following a scandal over the use of a private messaging app to discuss military plans.
Trump announced the move on Truth Social on Thursday afternoon, saying Waltz would be nominated to serve as US ambassador to the UN, keeping a prominent role in the administration’s foreign policy team.
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