From ‘Signalgate’ to the UN: Why Mike Waltz was ‘promoted’, not fired, according to US Vice President JD Vance; watch
[ad_1] Vice President JD Vance insists there’s no scandal behind Mike Waltz’s sudden exit as National Security Adviser, despite growing buzz around a Signal group chat gone wrong.Speaking to Fox News, Vance said Waltz has the “trust of both myself and President Trump” and framed his nomination as US Ambassador to the United Nations as a strategic move, not a demotion.“I think you could make a good argument that it’s a promotion,” Vance told Special Report. “We brought Mike on to do some serious reforms at the National Security Council. He has done that.”Waltz, a former Florida congressman and Green Beret, joined the White House just four months ago—leaving his House seat to take the powerful NSA role. But controversy followed him quickly.The Signal Chat incidentIn late March, Waltz created a Signal group chat titled “Houthi PC small group” to […]