Waltz First Cabinet Casualty

Thursday, May 01, 2025

Mike Waltz, the former Florida congressman who ascended to be President Donald Trump's national security adviser, resigned on Thursday, becoming the first Cabinet official to fall in this administration.

Posted by qcp at 03:49 PM | 30 COMMENTS | permalink

Trump taps Waltz for US Ambassador to the United Nations reut.rs/4jtqpmm [image or embed]
" Reuters (@reuters.com) May 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM

Comments

LOL

#1 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-05-01 12:03 PM

Stable Genius

#2 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-05-01 12:03 PM

101 Days is all he lasted

Trump hires only the best people.

#3 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-05-01 12:10 PM

New reports say Waltz will be named UN Ambassador. I'd like to think that there is no way he'd get confirmed by the Senate after signalgate but who am I kidding.

#4 | Posted by qcp at 2025-05-01 03:16 PM

Tim Walz's brother, Mike, is OUT as Secretary of State. Here's a rundown of what led to this:

1. A Grindr chat was set up to discuss war plans

2. Mike Waltz mistakenly added a journalist to the chat

3. The journalist was Jeff Goldblum of The Athletic

4. The Secretary of Defense, Pete Heineken, then shared war plans in said Grindr chat

5. The war plans involved plans to attack the Haiti's, who are blocking our shipping lanes to South America (specifically Cancun)

6. Mike Waltz gets impeached

#5 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-05-01 03:54 PM

This is what happens when you add your wife and brother to classified Signal message groups!

...

Oh wait, that was Pete Hegseth, who is still employed.

#6 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-05-01 04:06 PM

Won't be the last.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-01 04:32 PM

Well, they found a place for him in the UN, where they don't care what he does. Something he can't really F up.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-01 04:45 PM

"Trump's next national security adviser will be his sixth"

www.axios.com

He only hires the best Nat Sec advisers... starting with dangerous goofball Michael Flynn.

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-01 04:52 PM

He only hires the ones that say "Yassah Boss" and bow while genuflecting.

#10 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-05-01 05:10 PM

------- idiot to be replaced by bumbling ------- idiot.

www.thedailybeast.com

#11 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-01 05:15 PM

#11: This Dotard-Oligarch Steven Witless has ZERO national security experience. Previous NSAs? Dr Henry Kissinger, General Al Haig, General Colin Powell, Zbigniew Brzezinski, to name a few. The Trumpf junta is going to resemble Saddam Hussein's cabinet of sycophants, lickspittles, and toadies.

#12 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-01 05:32 PM

@#10 ... He only hires the ones that say "Yassah Boss" and bow while genuflecting. ...

That seems to be the main reason for the firing.

Qualification for the position does not seem to matter in the Trump administration.

Obsequious servitude to Pres Trump seems to be the most important criterion.

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-01 06:56 PM

So where does that leave New York congresswoman whatshername?

#14 | Posted by northguy3 at 2025-05-01 07:09 PM

How many scaramouchies is this?

#15 | Posted by northguy3 at 2025-05-01 07:11 PM

Update ...

Trump nominates ousted adviser Waltz as UN ambassador
www.axios.com

OK, that was not expected by me.

But there it is ...

#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-01 07:26 PM

Wow ...

Fired Idiot' Waltz Leaked One Last Signal Chat with Vance Before Getting Boot
www.thedailybeast.com

... Fired National Security Adviser Mike Waltz cant help but leak his Signal chats.

Waltz, whose downfall was precipitated by Signalgate in March, was photographed on the messaging application again on Wednesday during his final meeting as a member of President Donald Trump's cabinet.

Waltz, 51, did not bother to keep his screen hidden. ...

[photos in the article]

#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-01 07:28 PM

This is beyond stupid to make Steve Witkoff NATSEC Advisor. The most qualified satellite in Trumpf's ever-shrinking orbit for the job is retired US Army Lieutenant-General Joseph Kellogg Jr, the Special Envoy for Russia and Ukraine. Kellogg previously served as the National Security Advisor to VPOTUS Mike Pence. Trumpf should keep Steve Witless as an envoy because that position really means glorified messenger, which is what the alte cocker is good for. This is an inter-galactically stupid move.

#18 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-01 08:42 PM

Waltz has been nominated to be UN ambassador.

I don't know if that's a demotion, lateral move or promotion. But I'd hardly call it a cabinet casualty.

#19 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-01 10:43 PM

The Pentagon inspector general has widened its investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the encrypted messaging app Signal " the latest fallout from the group chat controversy following Thursday's ouster of Mike Waltz as national security adviser.

The new probe now includes the second Signal chat Hegseth and other top administration officials were caught up in last month, which included the embattled Pentagon chief's wife and brother, the Wall Street Journal reported.

www.rawstory.com

The ----- dipso should've been canned already.

#20 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-01 11:05 PM

Islamophobe Laura Loomer is taking a victory lap over Mike Waltz's resignation. What's the matter, Miss Loomer? Mike Waltz wasn't game enough to continue the Global War on Muslims on behalf of Bibi and AIPAC? Link: www.msn.com

#21 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-02 12:39 AM

Temu Goebbels emerges as top contender for Krasnov Fats' next national security adviser.

www.axios.com

#22 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-02 01:09 PM

#22: Of course, the high school creep and InCel who could easily have been a Columbine-type killer should be the US NATSEC advisor. Why didn't I think of that? What would this late National Security Advisor think of this idea? media.gettyimages.com

#23 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-02 01:18 PM

Royally screw up and put military plans and the lives of soldiers at risk and get promoted. It's the Trump way. Waltz, Hegseth and Rubio should all be fired and prosecuted along with every other member of government in that chat.

#24 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-05-02 01:25 PM

Is Stephen Miller an improvement over Waltz?

#25 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-05-02 01:44 PM

Not to be pedantic, but I don't believe the NSA is part of the cabinet nor confirmed by congress.

#26 | Posted by mattm at 2025-05-02 02:39 PM

#26: Right on both counts. And Stephen Miller is a candidate to be NATSEC advisor only because this man is unavailable: i.etsystatic.com

#27 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-02 02:51 PM

If alte cocker Steven Witless or Stephen 'InCel' Miller become national security advisor over retired US Army Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg, the General should break his own sword in disgust and resign: upload.wikimedia.org

#28 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-02 02:56 PM

There isn't a Democrat politico in America that has the common sense to rule or lord over any American. If we do not cut our trillion dollar budgets and reckless expenditures we will not have a country. Quit spending on wars and oligarch run endowed universities and people from other countries and lying media.

#29 | Posted by Robson at 2025-05-02 06:11 PM

Robson which Presidents invaded Iraq twice? Neither of them were Democrats? Oh, let's whine about the debt after Republicans have passed tax cuts worth many TRILLIONs of dollars starting with Reagan ! Trickle down economics, yay!

#30 | Posted by danni at 2025-05-03 12:38 AM

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