"I think it was very unfair the way they attacked Michael," Trump said. "He's a good person ... I don't think we should allow people that are very good, like [Waltz] who has done a great job, get hurt by this.

National Security Adviser Michael Waltz is under scrutiny for using his personal Gmail account to discuss government matters, including military positions and weapons systems. The revelations follow an earlier controversy in which he inadvertently invited a journalist to a Signal chat about a planned military strike.