00:00I just heard this from you. I had, I, this is the magic. Well, I, I.
00:08That's the moment the U.S. State Department's spokesperson found out from a reporter that
00:13Washington just lost one of its top officials. It was an announcement made, as so many are,
00:18in a social media post by President Donald Trump, where he revealed that Mike Waltz would no longer
00:24be serving as National Security Advisor, the first major personnel shake-up in Trump's second term.
00:31In Waltz's place, in the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
00:35Marco Rubio, unbelievable. Unbelievable, Marco. When I have a problem, I call up Marco. He gets it solved.
00:42He gets it solved.
00:44Mike Waltz's reputation never fully recovered after he accidentally added the editor of a U.S. magazine
00:49into a group chat that contained details of imminent military plans, what's become known as Signalgate.
00:56Now, Waltz is tipped to become the ambassador to the United Nations, but that's a position he'll need
01:01to be confirmed for, which is far from guaranteed. In light of his firing, some Republicans have thanked
01:07Waltz for his service. He has served his country so well in so many different capacities. Just really
01:13proud of him and his service. Thank you. And while Democrats celebrate his removal,
01:18some are concerned that Waltz is being used as a scapegoat.
01:22The Trump security team is a hot mess, and the one who should go is not the fall guy,
01:29Michael Waltz. It is the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who is responsible. He should be held accountable.
01:35He should be fired right now.
01:39It's also expected that Alex Wong, the Deputy National Security Advisor, and others may also soon be ousted.
01:46Trump is yet to make any announcements about who might relieve Marco Rubio as National Security
01:52Advisor in the long run. But for now at least, Mike Waltz has left the chat.
01:57Joseph Wu and Reese Ayers for Taiwan Plus.
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