Trump: Nominating Waltz to Be UN Ambassador; Rubio Gets Added Role as NSA (Connecting the Dots: Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, Mark Halperin, Morton Halperin, Open Society Foundations, NSC, Treasury Department, IRS, Yemen, The ONE Campaign, International Rescue Committee & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Trump: Nominating Waltz to Be UN Ambassador; Rubio Gets Added Role as NSA (Connecting the Dots: Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, Mark Halperin, Morton Halperin, Open Society Foundations, NSC, Treasury Department, IRS, Yemen, The ONE Campaign, International Rescue Committee & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

By Mark Swanson and Dave Heller   |   Thursday, 01 May 2025 02:59 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mike-waltz-nsa-national-security-council/2025/05/01/id/1209109/

President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he's nominating Mike Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will also take on duties as national security adviser.

"From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress, and as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation's Interest first. I know he will do the same in his new role," Trump wrote.

On X, Waltz wrote, "I'm deeply honored to continue my service to President Trump and our great nation."

Rubio is now, simultaneously, secretary of state, interim national security adviser, acting administrator of USAID and acting archivist of the United States.

Earlier Thursday, a White House source confirmed to Newsmax that Waltz was expected to depart as national security adviser "shortly."

Longtime political reporter Mark Halperin first reported that Waltz and deputy Alex Wong  as well as other members of the NSC will be terminated over "general unhappiness" within the national security establishment over how the National Security Council is being run. The White House, State Department, and Treasury Department have all been displeased with Waltz's leadership, according to Halperin.

Halperin broke the news during Thursday's episode of the "The Morning Meeting" podcast he does with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on 2WAY.tv.

Since Halperin's report, CBS News and Politico were among the outlets reporting the impending ouster. CNN reported that Waltz was informed earlier this week that his time as national security adviser had come to an end. 

Halperin reported that the ouster would have nothing to do with the Signal snafu, saying that Waltz was, ironically, saved by the flap, which started when he inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic magazine, to a March 11 group text using the Signal encrypted messaging service where top officials were discussing plans to attack the Houthis in Yemen.

That is, there was unhappiness with the job Waltz was doing prior to the Signal debacle that roiled the administration for weeks, Halperin reported.

"There's lots of levels of unhappiness and it's less about Signal-gate than it is about ... a general belief that it's not being run efficiently, in an organized way. It may happen as early as today; it may not happen ever, because it's Donald Trump. But the plan for it is to happen soon, maybe this weekend," Halperin said.

When Newsmax reached out to the White House for comment, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, "We are not going to respond to reporting from anonymous sources."

In past reports on Waltz, Leavitt had shared Trump's confidence in Waltz, which she did not do in her statement to Newsmax on Thursday.

Connecting the Dots:

Jeffrey Goldberg is a correspondent for The Atlantic and a director at the Revson Foundation.  

Samantha Power is a contributor for The Atlantic and a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Reynold Levy is a director at the Revson Foundation, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and was an advisory board member for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Morton H. Halperin is a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin’s father, a director at the ONE Campaign, was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Samantha Power is a director at the International Rescue Committee and a contributor for The Atlantic.

Condoleezza Rice is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and was the senior director for Soviet affairs for the National Security Council (NSC).

Madeleine K. Albright was a member of the National Security Council (NSC) and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign. 

Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Susan A. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s son.

Lawrence H. Summers is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Sheryl K. Sandberg is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Helene D. Gayle is a director at the ONE Campaign and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Ivo H. Daalder was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director for European Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC).

Martin S. Indyk was a VP & director of the Foreign Policy Program for the Brookings Institution (think tank), an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and a senior director for Near East and South Asia for the National Security Council (NSC).

Kenneth M. Pollack was a senior fellow, Middle East policy for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director for Persian Gulf affairs for the National Security Council (NSC).

Carlos Pascual was a VP at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a senior director at the National Security Council (NSC) and is a special envoy, international energy affairs, an assistant secretary nominee for the U.S. Department of State.

Susan E. Rice was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a special assistant to the president at the National Security Council (NSC), the assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and is the White House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle and a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the United Arab Emirates.

William A. Rugh was the U.S. ambassador for the United Arab Emirates and the U.S. ambassador for Yemen.

League of Arab States is a member of the United Arab Emirates.

Yemen is a member of the League of Arab States.

Mark Halperin is currently a host and commentator for Newsmax TV, the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, Morton H. Halperin’s son and In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst and a contributor. 

Harold E. Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC and was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE Campaign and Newsmax’s Mark Halperin’s father.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Samantha Power is a director at the International Rescue Committee and a contributor for The Atlantic.

Condoleezza Rice is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and was the senior director for Soviet affairs for the National Security Council (NSC).

Madeleine K. Albright was a member of the National Security Council (NSC) and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Henry A. Kissinger was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and the founder of Kissinger Associates, Inc.

Timothy F. Geithner is a director at the International Rescue Committee, was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a researcher for Kissinger Associates, Inc. and a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign. 

Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Susan A. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s son.

Lawrence H. Summers is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Sheryl K. Sandberg is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Helene D. Gayle is a director at the ONE Campaign and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Ivo H. Daalder was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director for European Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC).

Martin S. Indyk was a VP & director of the Foreign Policy Program for the Brookings Institution (think tank), an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and a senior director for Near East and South Asia for the National Security Council (NSC).

Kenneth M. Pollack was a senior fellow, Middle East policy for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director for Persian Gulf affairs for the National Security Council (NSC).

Carlos Pascual was a VP at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a senior director at the National Security Council (NSC) and is a special envoy, international energy affairs, an assistant secretary nominee for the U.S. Department of State.

Susan E. Rice was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a special assistant to the president at the National Security Council (NSC), the assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and is the White House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank). 

Charles O. Rossotti is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), the chairman for the AES Corporation and was a commissioner for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

IRS Oversight Board is the citizen’s board for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Deborah L. Wince-Smith was a member of the IRS Oversight Board and is a member of the Belizean Grove.

Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club. 

Henry A. Kissinger was a member of the Bohemian Club, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and the founder of Kissinger Associates, Inc.

Timothy F. Geithner is a director at the International Rescue Committee, was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a researcher for Kissinger Associates, Inc. and a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Resources: Past Research

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https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/nsc-staffers-fired-in-signal-chat.html

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https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/12/newsmax-statement-on-smartmatic-case.html

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/10/smaller-bites-newsmax-drops-journalist.html

Ratings-Plagued MSNBC Ousts Host, Revamps Lineup (Connecting the Dots: Joy Reid, MSNBC, Quincy Jones, Millennium Promise & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on MSNBC)

Monday, February 24, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/ratings-plagued-msnbc-ousts-host.html

Musk Says DOGE, Treasury Agree on New Anti-Fraud Measures to Claw Back $50 Billion in Payment Fraud (Connecting the Dots: The U.S. Department of the Treasury, The IRS, The Social Security Administration (SSA) Timothy Geithner, Kissinger Associates, Inc., Henry Kissinger, Bohemian Club, Belizean Grove & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner & IRS)

Sunday, February 9, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/musk-says-doge-treasury-agree-on-new.html