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MayReasonRule

(3,604 posts)
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:09 AM May 2025

Trump's national security advisor Mike Waltz leaves post, US media reports

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: BBC News

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has left his post, according to BBC's US media partner CBS News

He is the first member of Trump's senior leadership team to leave in the president's second term

Waltz created the Signal group chat, to which a journalist was inadvertently added, where high-ranking officials planned military strikes in Yemen

Trump's team previously downplayed the security risks and said no classified material was shared in the chat

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/crkx3ed5dn2t



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Trump's national security advisor Mike Waltz leaves post, US media reports (Original Post) MayReasonRule May 2025 OP
Link to CBS News nitpicked May 2025 #1
Thank You For Adding The Link To The Thread nipicked! MayReasonRule May 2025 #5
Sigh... Finally Had Time To Read The CBS Link... For Fucks Sake... MayReasonRule May 2025 #9
Just a sacrifice to appease those demanding Hegseth's ouster. Attilatheblond May 2025 #2
Not even a sacrifice... forgotmylogin May 2025 #8
You're On Point... I Just Got Time To Read More... MayReasonRule May 2025 #10
Odds That Hegseth Is Next?!? MayReasonRule May 2025 #3
Sees a sinking ship. republianmushroom May 2025 #4
There is also this LiberalArkie May 2025 #6
Right On, Thanks Liberal Arkie! MayReasonRule May 2025 #7
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve May 2025 #11

MayReasonRule

(3,604 posts)
5. Thank You For Adding The Link To The Thread nipicked!
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:13 AM
May 2025

MayReasonRule

(3,604 posts)
9. Sigh... Finally Had Time To Read The CBS Link... For Fucks Sake...
Thu May 1, 2025, 04:43 PM
May 2025
United Nations Ambassador

Yet another turd in the stinking crock of fascist turds that is the GOP.

May Darwin serve us well, often, and quickly!

Attilatheblond

(6,794 posts)
2. Just a sacrifice to appease those demanding Hegseth's ouster.
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:11 AM
May 2025

Won't be enough to stop the attacks on the drunk who just won't follow secure practices.

forgotmylogin

(7,911 posts)
8. Not even a sacrifice...
Thu May 1, 2025, 02:36 PM
May 2025

Several stories up it now shows he's UN Ambassador - unless I'm mixing up the Mikes.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143451223

MayReasonRule

(3,604 posts)
10. You're On Point... I Just Got Time To Read More...
Thu May 1, 2025, 04:44 PM
May 2025

What a stinkin' crock...

MayReasonRule

(3,604 posts)
3. Odds That Hegseth Is Next?!?
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:12 AM
May 2025

republianmushroom

(20,813 posts)
4. Sees a sinking ship.
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:12 AM
May 2025

MayReasonRule

(3,604 posts)
7. Right On, Thanks Liberal Arkie!
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:40 AM
May 2025

Omaha Steve

(106,539 posts)
11. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING
Thu May 1, 2025, 07:59 PM
May 2025

Story and title has changed at the source. Live links don't work in LBN.

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