Secretary of State Marco Rubio will add interim NSA to his responsibilities until a replacement is found. At the National Prayer Day event in the Rose Garden, Trump made no mention of the shake-up, and Waltz was absent despite being on campus earlier.

National Security Adviser Michael Waltz attends a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. Reporter President Donald Trump is replacing his National Security Adviser,

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is set to depart the administration, according to two people familiar with the matter on Thursday, marking the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump’s second term.