U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to serve as national security advisor, temporarily

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been given two top national security jobs at once.

Rubio was named to temporarily replace Mike Waltz  as national security adviser, who was sacked by Donald Trump.

But Trump says he will nominate Waltz to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Rubio will serve as national security advisor temporarily while continuing to lead the State Department.

NBC has more.

Tonight just 102 days into his second term President Trump with his first senior staff shakeup, removing National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, annoucing he has nominated Waltz to become ambassador to the United Nations instead. Posting" Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation's interests first. I know he will do the same in this new role."

The president tapping Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pick up Waltz's duties on an interim bases. He did not stop to answer questions late tonight.

Mr President, why now?

Waltz was on Fox News this morning praising President Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine moments before reports he was expected to be pushed out of his White House role. 

MICHAEL WALTZ, U.S. National Security Advisor: "Only President Trump could have brought both sides together. We were here. We're moving closer and closer."

The decision to reassign Waltz was part of the ongoing fallout after an embarrassing mishap when Waltz mistakenly added a reporter to group chat on the encryted app Sginal, where sensitive plans about strikes against the Houthis were discussed. Waltz later took responsibility for the episode. It's embarrassing yes, we're going to get to the bottom of it. Was there a mistake? Absolutely. We're going to improve it. We're going to fix it.

President Trump publicly supported him.

DONALD TRUMP, U.S. President: "That man is a very good man right there that you criticise so strongly. He's a very good man and he will continue to do a good job."

The president at the time telling me in a phone interview, he thought Waltz had learned a lesson. But Waltz remained on shakey ground.

When asked about Waltz again last week the president only saying  "Waltz is fine, I mean, he's here."

During his first term President Trump cycled through four national security advisors. Tonight Democrats are calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth who is also on the Signal chat to be removed.

REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES, (D) House Minority Leader: "The National Security Advisor is out. He's the first person to leave. He will certainly not be the last."

Tonight Vice-President Vance was asked about the former green beret and Florida Congressman.

J.D. VANCE, U.S. Vice-President: "I like Mike. I think he's a great guy. He's got the trust of both me and the president. But we also thought he'd make a better U.N. ambassador."