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Morning Joe 5/2/25

Morning Joe

NBC News

Politics, Washington, Giest, Government, Election, Issues, Nbc, Campaign, Brezinski, President, News, Congress, Scarboro

48K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Waltz's issues within Trump WH predate Signalgate scandal: Report

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0:00.0

I think they're holding the wrong guy accountable.

0:04.2

So you're talking about that in Hexon?

0:05.6

Yeah.

0:05.8

Yeah, I mean, I think that's where the accountability should be, not with the National Security Advisor.

0:13.4

That's my view.

0:14.6

Have you guys got it?

0:15.3

So I was surprised to see this.

0:16.6

I think they fired the wrong guy.

0:18.5

The question is whether the right person's being held accountable.

0:21.1

I think there has to be accountability for the mistakes and the errors that have been made.

0:25.5

But I think the Secretary of Defense ought to bear that responsibility.

0:28.5

Well, it's wrong overdue.

0:29.5

I mean, he's the guy who started the unclassified text chain when there were classified channels available.

0:34.1

His responsibility.

0:35.3

But I also think Pick Heckett needs to be fired as well. After all, Mr. Hexeth is the person who put the classified information on that text chain, who then also shared that same classified information on a separate text chain involving his wife for crying out loud.

0:47.4

I think the president is getting rid of Mike Walsh is protecting HECSeth.

0:50.9

Hey, that's Democrats in the Senate who are reacting to President Trump's removing Mike Walts from his role as national security advisor.

0:58.6

Some are suggesting a different cabinet member should have been removed instead.

1:02.7

We're going to have a lot more about Waltz's next role in the administration.

1:05.8

Also, Ed, we're going to be digging into the most expansive ruling yet on the use of the Alien Enemies Act.

1:11.0

It's a fascinating decision coming out of Texas with a Trump judge.

1:16.1

She was appointed by Donald Trump in Trump's first term, and he permanently barred the

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