After Signalgate it's now Gmailgate: Michael Waltz embroiled in another avoidable scandal

Washington D.C.: Fresh from the embarrassment of Signalgate, Michael Waltz, Donald Trump’s national security adviser, and other National Security Council (NSC) officials are reported to have used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business, according to The Washington Post. The revelation raises serious security concerns, as Gmail is considered less secure than official government email systems.

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The report adds to Waltz’s growing controversies, including last week’s incident where he accidentally added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat where top officials — including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — discussed a US airstrike in Yemen. Waltz claimed Goldberg’s number was “sucked in” by mistake, a statement widely mocked.

The Post reviewed documents and spoke with officials who confirmed that Waltz received work-related emails — including schedules and other unclassified details — on his Gmail. More alarmingly, one of his NSC aides allegedly used Gmail to discuss sensitive military information, such as troop positions and weapons systems, with colleagues on official government accounts.

An NSC spokesperson denied any mishandling of classified information, stating, “Waltz didn’t and wouldn’t send classified information on an open account.”

Despite the backlash, Trump has defended Waltz, dismissing the Signal incident as a “glitch” and refusing to fire him.