The future of White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is in doubt after he purportedly invited the editor of The Atlantic magazine into a group thread about Middle East war plans by accident, Politico reported Monday.

White House officials told Politico that President Donald Trump would ultimately make the final decision. Trump and Waltz spoke about the imbroglio on Monday, according to the report. There’s also speculation within the West Wing that Waltz will resign, according to Politico.

“Half of them saying he’s never going to survive or shouldn’t survive,” Politico quoted one official.

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