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,

But President Donald Trump and his advisers were loath to take a political hit by firing Waltz, especially within the first 100 days of the new administration. The 100-day mark passed yesterday. Today,