National Security Adviser Mike Waltz may be on the verge of losing his position after reportedly adding a journalist to a top-secret group chat discussing U.S. military strikes on the Houthis, Politico reports.

According to White House officials, President Donald Trump is expected to make a decision on Waltz’s fate within the next day or two.

“Half of them are saying he’s never going to survive or shouldn’t survive,” a senior administration official told Politico, referring to multiple staff discussions on Waltz’s standing. Two senior aides have suggested that Waltz step down to avoid putting Trump in a “bad position.”

“Everyone in the White House can agree on one thing: Mike Waltz is a [expletive removed] idiot,” a person close to the administration stated.

The controversy became public after journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic revealed on Monday that he had been mistakenly added to the private chat. The National Security Council later confirmed the authenticity of the messages and announced an internal investigation into how the breach occurred.

The Signal chat group included Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff, and 12 other officials.

Waltz, a longtime advocate of Israel and a staunch critic of Iran, has been a key proponent of a traditional Republican foreign policy approach, in contrast to the isolationist wing emerging within the administration.

Additionally, Politico reports that Trump may also direct his anger at Vice President Vance for opposing White House policy on Yemen in the leaked discussion or at Defense Secretary Hegseth for allegedly sharing classified details about the impending strikes.

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