Trump advisor Volz's dismissal — insiders learn the reasons
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Sat, 03 May 2025 21:05:00 +0300
Trump dragged his feet on firing VolzWoltzs fate was sealed after he added The Atlantic editorinchief Jeffrey Goldberg to a closed Signal chat in March.However, according to senior Trump officials and advisers, Walz has been at odds with other officials from the very beginning of the administration, particularly over the issue of the advisability of military action against Iran.Additionally, sources said, Walz upset Trump after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus visit to the Oval Office in early February.
Then the national security adviser, according to two sources, expressed the opinion that the time had come to strike Iran.
As the publications interlocutors note, Volz apparently intensively coordinated with Netanyahu on military options for action against Iran before the Israeli leaders meeting with Trump in the Oval Office.The source said that Walz wanted to steer US policy in a direction that did not suit Trump.
This direction was that the American side would abandon attempts to resolve the situation with Iran through diplomatic means.This reached Trump, and the president was unhappy, the source said.Some members of the administration believed that Volz was trying to tip the scales in favor of military action against Iran and was acting in collusion with the Israelis.
Voltzs dismissal came even as some other senior members of the administration, including Vice President J.D.
Vance, tried to save him, two senior White House officials said.
The White House offered Mike Walz several positions to choose from after he lost his job as the US Presidents national security adviser.In a conversation with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Waltz was offered several ambassadorial positions, including in Saudi Arabia.After a brief deliberation, Volz chose the position of ambassador to the UN.
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