The Brew: Trump Cleans House, Firing Signal-Gate Culprits. Will He Hire True Loyalists Now? by John Zmirak

By John Zmirak, The Stream, May 2, 2025

John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream and author or coauthor of 14 books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. His newest book is No Second Amendment, No First.

A month ago, when the Signal-Gate fiasco broke out (which saw a leftist, Trump-hating smear merchant, Jeffrey Goldberg, included in a highly classified military planning call), I suggested the most likely culprits were National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong. Each of them is part of the interventionist, neocon wing of the GOP.

After that, proof emerged that they in fact were responsible, even as people like William Kristol lobbied to scapegoat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (whom Kristol considers too much of a peacenik). Trump waited a decent interval to avoid seeming to hand scalps to his enemies, but yesterday he fired both Waltz and Wong. He’s now moving Waltz to be ambassador to the United Nations, a talking-shop spot that lets Waltz save face.

Hard-core America Firsters are celebrating this decision as a move that will help prevent a repeat of the chaos and futility of Trump’s first term in office, subverted as he was by incessant leaks, backstabs, and fake Deep State investigations. But will Trump go far enough in replacing establishment GOP obstructionists with those who genuinely support the platform he ran on? Fearless independent journalist Emerald Robinson is asking that question, and offering advice: ….

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