Stunning Photo Captures Mike Waltz Using Signal During Cabinet Meeting Day Before His Ouster

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Former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was photographed checking his Signal chat the day before President Donald Trump announced he was stepping down from the role.

Reuters published photos of Waltz during a Wednesday cabinet meeting checking his Signal account. Chats with newly-appointed National Security Advisor Marco Rubio and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard could be seen on his phone.

Trump announced on Wednesday that Rubio would be replacing Waltz while Waltz will move into the role of ambassador to the United Nations.

“Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first. I know he will do the same in his new role. In the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as National Security Advisor, while continuing his strong leadership at the State Department. Together, we will continue to fight tirelessly to Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

Before Trump’s announcement, reports indicated that he was set to fire Waltz. The former Florida congressman appeared on Fox News where he talked up the administration and his work just moments before news of his ousting broke.

Waltz and Signal do not have the best history as Waltz previously accidentally invited Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg into what was supposed to be a secure chat discussing a strike in Yemen. That chat included Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and others.