US President Donald Trump will remove Mike Waltz from his post as national security adviser and nominate him as UN ambassador, the BBC reported.
In a social media post, Trump thanked Waltz for his work and said he would temporarily replace him with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who will continue as America’s top diplomat.
The Waltz faced criticism for the incorrect addition of journalists to a chat group where sensitive military plans were discussed – the political embarrassment featured during a UN Post Office confirmation hearing.
The former Florida House member is the first senior member of the administration to leave the White House in Trump’s second term.
“From the days of uniformed on the battlefield, in Congress and as my national security adviser, Mike Waltz worked hard to put our country’s interests first,” Trump wrote in a post on True Society.
“He knows he’ll do the same in his new role.”
Waltz posted a short statement to X along with a screenshot of the president’s announcement.
“I am deeply honored to continue serving President Trump and our great nation,” he wrote.