Trump Ejects National Security Adviser Mike Waltz

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🗓️ 1 May 2025

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P.M. Edition for May 1. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will fill the role on an interim basis. President Trump announced that he will nominate Waltz—the first top official to lose his job in Trump’s second term—as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. White House reporter Meridith McGraw discusses the significance of the staffing shuffle. And aviation reporter Andrew Tangel has the details on Trump’s decision to commission an interim presidential plane by year’s end, frustrated with Boeing’s delay to deliver a new Air Force One. Plus, a U.S. federal judge deems the president’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to allow deportations unlawful. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.
0:04.0	And my word, doesn't she look ready for anything?
0:07.0	Something about her smile is just brighter.
0:10.0	Her eyes seem glintier, and she just feels so much more...
0:15.0	Kate-ier?
0:16.0	Of course it's no surprise really, because last night she slept at Premier Inn,
0:20.0	and she
0:21.2	got up to 15% off with business booker.
0:24.1	Get better sleep for your money.
0:26.3	Premier Inn, rest easy.
0:28.6	T's and C's apply.
0:33.5	National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is out, making him the first top official to lose his job in Trump's second term.
0:40.9	Waltz had been seen as on the out in the West Wing. At the same time, the president's sensitive to the idea that he's giving a scalp to the press over the signal opposite.
0:52.3	Plus, President Trump decides to refurbish a Qatari airplane,
0:56.4	frustrated by Boeing's delays in delivering a new Air Force One.
1:00.7	And a federal judge rules that the president's use of the Alien Enemies Act to allow deportations is unlawful.
1:07.9	It's Thursday, May 1st.
1:09.5	I'm Pierre B. N.A. for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for Alex Oslo. This is the PM edition. It's Thursday, May 1st. I'm Pierre Bienname for the Wall Street Journal, filling
1:11.7	in for Alex Oscella. This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business
1:16.8	stories that moved the world today.
1:22.6	President Trump is replacing National Security Advisor Mike Walts, making him the first top official to lose his job in Trump's second term.
1:33.6	Trump announced on social media that Waltz would be nominated as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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