Signalgate was the national security adviser’s most glaring mistake. But his problems ran deeper. After Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, inadvertently included The Atlantic ’s editor in chief in a group chat about military attack plans on the Signal messaging app, he found himself on very thin ice with his boss.

Mike Waltz, the national security adviser for President Donald Trump, is seen in photos using Signal during a Cabinet meeting on April 30.

Reports say President Donald Trump will nominate National Security adviser Mike Waltz to become the nation's ambassador to the United Nations.