Trump Ousts Waltz from NSA, Appoints Rubio as Interim Amid SignalGate and Loomer’s Vetting

Mike Waltz was abrupt­ly removed as Nation­al Secu­ri­ty Advis­er (NSA) after the Sig­nal­Gate scan­dal, where he acci­den­tal­ly includ­ed a jour­nal­ist in a sen­si­tive chat, and is now nom­i­nat­ed as UN Ambas­sador, a role requir­ing Sen­ate con­fir­ma­tion where he’ll face scruti­ny, despite JD Vance fram­ing it as a pro­mo­tion. Mar­co Rubio, already Sec­re­tary of State, USAID admin­is­tra­tor, and act­ing archivist, takes on inter­im NSA duties, draw­ing com­par­isons to Hen­ry Kissinger for his mul­ti­ple roles, though it’s unclear if he or Tul­si Gab­bard has Trump’s dai­ly ear. Lau­ra Loomer’s vet­ting, expos­ing dis­loy­al staff, led to Waltz’s and deputy Alex Wong’s exits, along­side oth­er NSC and DOD fir­ings. Tuck­er Carl­son and Steve Witkoff push anti-war agen­das, with Witkoff’s solo talks with Rus­sia and Iran stir­ring “deep state” back­lash, as Jake Sullivan’s ABC appear­ance high­lights estab­lish­ment oppo­si­tion.

• Mike Waltz out at NSA, just like that. What is hap­pen­ing at NSA. Fir­ing at DOD, NSA. You have Lau­ra Loomer, Tuck­er Carl­son, Steve Whit­coff. There is one name that Jake Sul­li­van was on ABC this past week­end. JD Vance call­ing Mike Waltz as UN Ambas­sador is a pro­mo­tion. NSA required no sen­ate con­fir­ma­tion hear­ing and mov­ing him to the UN that he has to go to sen­ate con­fir­ma­tion where he will be grilled for clips. 
• Not enough focus on Mar­cos respon­si­bil­i­ties grow. The sec­re­tary of state is also serv­ing as act­ing admin­is­tra­tor for USAID, act­ing archivist and now also Trump’s inter­im nation­al secu­ri­ty advis­er. Mar­co has excelled next to Trump. Who has Trump’s ear on a dai­ly basis? Is it Tul­si Gab­bard? Mar­co has 4 jobs. Is he the new Kissinger? 
• Lau­ra Loomer has done a good job vet­ting that should have been done by Trump’s team.