Several high-ranking White House National Security Council officials have been fired, according to three people familiar with the matter, in what appears to be the first significant purge of Donald Trump's second presidency.

Donald Trump fired several US national security officials after a far-right conspiracy theorist questioned their loyalty in a White House meeting with the president, US media reported Thursday.

Trump’s National Security Adviser was using Gmail for sensitive discussions—which is far less secure than Signal.

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz accidentally added a journalist to a Signal group chat about classified military action in Yemen. The chat included top Trump administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

At least six staff members derided as ‘neocons’ have been dismissed after the activist accosted them at the White House in front of the president

Trump fired several members of the National Security Council, including senior directors, after the meeting, Axios reports. One U.S. official told the outlet the firings are shaping up to be a “bloodbath.” The New York Times added that “at least three” senior NSC officials have been fired.

Senior members of the Trump administration's National Security Council — including its top national security advisor, Michael Waltz — used Gmail to conduct government business, The Washington Post reported,

The news about Waltz’s Venmo list comes as the former congressman from Florida has done his best to deflect from another operational security scandal that’s blown up this week. Waltz accidentally added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine,

National security advisor Michael Waltz commented on the Signal text chain leak during an appearance on "The Ingraham Angle."