Trump relights Signalgate with Michael Waltz nomination

Surprise! Rather than firing national security adviser Michael Waltz after Signalgate, President Trump is sending him through the gauntlet of a Senate confirmation process.Why it matters: Waltz is the first big-name ouster in Trump 2.0. But instead of a quiet exit, he — and his still-active use of Signal — will face Senate Democrats who are craving a chance to show how much they hate Trump.Waltz will be the nominee for UN ambassador, giving Senate Dems the klieg lights of a confirmation hearing to draw attention to the text messages that still light up Waltz's phone.The UN job was supposed to go to Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who then was told the House majority was at stake if she left. That debacle complicated her relationship with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who is trying to draw her back into the fold.Stefanik now has to watch Waltz get a shot at the job she was promised after he lasted 102 days in his first Trump role.It was the special election to backfill Waltz's House seat in a heavily red Florida district that spooked Trump into pulling Stefanik's nomination.Vice President Vance tried to argue today Waltz's new position is a promotion. But "the UN really doesn't matter," a White House adviser said when Trump pulled Stefanik's nomination in March.Zoom in: Waltz was photographed on Signal on Wednesday by a Reuters photographer."I look forward to a thorough confirmation hearing," Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) posted on X in reference to the Reuters photo.Names on the screen — which White House comms director Steven Cheung said was an authorized app on a government phone — included "JD Vance" and what appeared to be "Rubio," "Witkoff" and "Gabbard."Between the lines: Waltz's problems in the role ran deeper than Signalgate, as Axios reported Thursday.He treated White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles dismissively, they report. And he got on conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer's radar, who urged Trump to fire many of Waltz's hires.

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