The former Florida congressman, 51, was at the White House Thursday morning, and gave no outward indication that his job was in jeopardy.

Waltz became embroiled in controversy last month after he admitted to mistakenly adding Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat of administration officials, during which sensitive information about March 15 strikes targeting Yemen’s Houthis was shared.

At the time, Trump expressed confidence in his national security adviser, telling NBC News March 25 “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man.”

However, the tide turned against Waltz in recent weeks as White House officials became doubtful of his ability to lead given his results so far, according to 2Way co-founder Mark Halperin, who first reported on the Floridian’s ouster.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce didn’t deny that Waltz would be shown the door Thursday, telling Fox News during a live hit, “I’m not gonna get ahead of what the president may or may not say later today.”

“What I do know is that the talent bench in this country and for this government is deep … the president is engaged in every aspect of the country, and the choices he makes moving forward will be, as usual, excellent and will be in the best interests of the American people.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, meanwhile, told reporters that “we are not going to respond to reporting from anonymous sources” in response to Halperin’s initial report.

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