Trump Team Offered Mike Waltz List of Jobs to Choose From After Shock Ouster: Report

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Ousted former National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was given a list of jobs to choose from after his sudden dismissal, CBS News reported Friday.

President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, presented Waltz with a list of diplomatic positions on Thursday, according to CBS News’ senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs. Among them were ambassadorships to Saudi Arabia and the U.N.

Ultimately, Waltz chose the U.N., an appointment Trump announced via Truth Social hours after news of his departure broke.

Waltz’s deputy, Alex Wong, was also let go.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now serving as interim National Security Adviser in a dual role not seen since Henry Kissinger did so under President Richard Nixon.

Waltz’s job security became increasingly thin after he invited The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg into a Signal chat with other top Trump officials back in March, a scandal now known as SignalGate. Conspiracy Theorist Laura Loomer had urged Trump to fire Waltz in an Oval Office meeting in early April.