National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy are set to be removed as heads of the National Security Council, possibly as early as Thursday, longtime political reporter Mark Halperin reported.

Halperin reported that other members of the NSC will also be terminated along with Waltz and deputy Alex Wong over “general unhappiness” within the national security establishment over how the NSC is being run. The White House, State Department, and Treasury Department have all been displeased with Waltz’s leadership, according to Halperin.

Halperin broke the news during Thursday’s episode of the “The Morning Meeting” podcast he does with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on 2WAY.tv.

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