MAGA’s Isolationist Wing Seeks To Pin ‘Signalgate’ Fiasco on Waltz, Questioning His Fealty to Trump’s Foreign Strategy
Waltz — long an advocate of keeping American forces in Afghanistan and defending Ukraine in its fight against Russia — is seen by some as out-of-touch with the America First foreign policy favored by President Trump.
With some Republicans brushing off serious concerns about journalist Jeffrey Goldberg’s inclusion in a Signal group chat discussing military strikes in Yemen, many anti-war conservatives who have embraced the new isolationist America First foreign policy are placing blame for the fiasco on one man — national security advisor Michael Waltz, who was responsible for adding Mr. Goldberg to the chat earlier this month.
Some America Firsters have long been concerned about Mr. Waltz’s commitment to what is described as a “realist” foreign policy agenda of the new administration given his support for keeping American military forces in Afghanistan and his unabashed support for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. While he was serving in the military, Mr. Waltz was an advisor to Secretary Rumsfeld and Vice President Cheney — two men often derided by President Trump for their foreign policy decisions.
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