WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the dismissal of National Security Advisor Mike Waltz:
“Mike Waltz’s abrupt dismissal is further proof of the chaos and incompetence that has reigned over President Trump’s White House and national security team during his first 100 days in office. The stunning amount of turnover of senior staff at both the National Security Council and at the Pentagon is alarming. Purges of senior military officers, mass firings of top career officials for perceived political disloyalty and the illegal dismantling of America’s foreign policy institutions only hurts our security and signals weakness to our foes. We should all be worried that these actions are being pushed by fringe elements inside and outside the Administration.
“It is important that there be accountability for the sharing of classified information on non-secure platforms. But we should remember that it was Secretary Hegseth who initially shared this material and did so a second time with his family. He too must be held accountable.”
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