Mike Waltz expected to leave post as Trump national security adviser

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President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and Waltz’s deputy, Alex Wong, will leave their positions at the White House, according to multiple outlets.

Waltz, 51, has been mired in controversy for several weeks. He admitted responsibility for accidentally and unknowingly adding a reporter to the now-infamous Signal group chat in which senior officials debated whether to begin a military campaign in the Middle East.

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