Washington, May 1 (NationPress) Reports from various news outlets indicate that Mike Waltz, the US National Security Advisor (NSA), is set to depart. This news comes from multiple sources who have chosen to remain anonymous.

Alongside Waltz, his deputy, Alex Wong, will also be leaving.

According to Fox News, "National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and other staff members are exiting the National Security Council," as reported by their sources.

Waltz has been under scrutiny for weeks due to his involvement in sharing military attack strategies concerning the Houthis in Yemen with a group of Trump administration officials via the messaging app Signal, which he established. Notable members of this group included Vice-President J D Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

The group also featured Jeffrey Goldberg, the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, who discussed the messages exchanged, particularly concerning the timing and weaponry for a strike on the Houthis as outlined by Secretary Hegseth.

As of now, the White House has not issued any comments regarding these departures.

Reports from The Wall Street Journal indicate that both Trump and senior officials, including White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, were already frustrated with Waltz prior to the Signal incident.

Waltz's hiring choices were criticized for not aligning with Trump's MAGA base, and he reportedly faced challenges in communicating the President’s national security agenda effectively, which was once considered his strong suit, according to administration insiders. He also held views that sometimes diverged from Trump's, particularly regarding Ukraine and Iran, leading to clashes with other officials within the White House.

Previously, President Trump had openly supported both Waltz and Hegseth, the latter of whom faced additional scrutiny due to another Signal group involving his family and legal counsel.

If confirmed, Waltz's departure, although relatively early in President Trump's second term, will be significantly longer than that of Mike Flynn, the first of four National Security Advisors during Trump's initial term, who left after a mere 24 days.

This exit will mark the first substantial departure of a senior political appointee in Trump’s second term, following multiple dismissals of military leaders, such as General Timothy Haugh, who led the National Security Agency and US cyber command, in addition to several other departures from the Pentagon.

Waltz, a former House of Representatives member and the Republican co-chair of the India Caucus alongside Democrat Ro Khanna, was celebrated by those monitoring India relations upon his appointment to this significant national security role.