Vice President JD Vance, along with right-wing figures Tucker Carlson and Laura Loomer, faced criticism over President Trump's decision to remove National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. The Wall Street Journal editorial suggests Waltz's departure reflects internal division within the Trump administration regarding foreign policy. Specifically, it contrasts hawkish stances on Iran, Russia, and China against a more isolationist approach from others within the party. Loomer's tactics included targeting Waltz's staff, indicating a struggle for influence over foreign relations and policy direction in the Trump White House.
The knives were out for the national-security adviser from the start... Mr. Waltz and his deputies are out because they are hawks, a term for anyone who would continue the successful Iran, Russia and China policies of Mr. Trump's first term.
Laura Loomer... previously helped to oust members of Mr. Waltz's staff with guilt-by-association tactics. She tarred Alex Wong, Mr. Waltz's deputy, as connected to the Chinese Communist Party.
The internal resistance to Mr. Trump's foreign policy comes not from Mr. Waltz or neocon warmongers but from the come-home-America faction that includes Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Mr. Trump needs a replacement for Mr. Waltz with national-security experience who can be an honest broker for his policy choices.
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