Scandal-Hit Waltz photographed with an unofficial version of Signal in the middle of Leak Row-Firstpost

The newly repressed former US security advisor, Mike Waltz, has been revealed that it uses an unofficial version of the Signal app, which is normally used by the US President Donald Trump team to archive messages. The photo published by Reuters raises concerns about the classification and safety of the information about which Trump officers were discussed in the app.

In a social media contribution on Thursday, Trump announced that he removed Waltz as a national security advisor from his post and claimed that he was nominated as an ambassador at the United Nations. The President thanked Waltz for his work and said that he was temporarily replaced by Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, who will continue as the top diplomat of America.

The photo of Waltz, who looked at the significant app, began to host after Trump's announcement. In the photo, the then national security advisor was seen how he checked his phone during a cabinet meeting of US President Donald Trump. The screen showed news from top government officials, including Vice President JD Vance, director of the National Secret Service Tulsi Gabbard, and Marco Rubio.

Why is it important?

The reason why many speculated that Waltz looked at a signal chat was that at the bottom of the screen of his phone was a message that looked like the regular PIN check message from Signal. However, the news was different because she asked the waltz to check his “TM SGNL PIN”. This is not the message that is displayed on an official version of Signal.

The use of signal by the Trump management for the exchange of official information was highly examined. Waltz himself committed a big fool himself when he added a journalist from the Atlantic in a group chat about which the first strike of the Trump team against Houthis in Yemen discussed. At that time Watlz had his mistake, but questions about the classification and safety of the data were raised, which were passed on in the famous messaging app.

Signal is an approved app that is invited to our government telephones. Thank you for your attention to this matter. https://t.co/edbp7cq9uo

– Steven Cheung (@stevecheung47) May 1, 2025

A court later asked the Trump officials to archive the message in such a way that it could be assessed if the case was brought to court. In the meantime, the communication director of the White House, Steven Cheung, Waltz's continued use of signal in an X post. “Signal is an approved app that is invited to our government telephones. Thank you for your attention in this matter,” said Cheung in the post office.