Mike Waltz Nominated As UN Ambassador By Trump
The post Mike Waltz Nominated As UN Ambassador By Trump appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline President Donald Trump is nominating his national security adviser Mike Waltz to be the next United Nations ambassador and will have Secretary of State Marco Rubio serve as interim national security adviser—a move that will drop Waltz from his adviser role weeks after he added a journalist to a group chat in which officials discussed war plans. President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz (R), takes a … More question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13. Getty Images Key Facts Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post Thursday afternoon, hours after reports first circulated that Waltz—and his deputy Alex Wong—would depart their roles. In the post, Trump said Rubio will replace Waltz—who he said “has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first”—in the interim while still holding his role of secretary of state. Some lawmakers called on Waltz to resign from his role after The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said Waltz added him to a Signal group chat where Waltz and other Trump officials discussed upcoming strikes on Yemen. Trump’s team tried to downplay the event, and the White House said Trump “continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team.” Waltz was a House representative from Florida before Trump tapped him to serve as national security adviser. Forbes has reached out to the White House for comment. This story is developing and will be updated. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. What Was Mike Waltz’s Role In Signalgate? Waltz created and added Goldberg to the group chat on Signal—an unclassified commercial messaging app—that…

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Topline President Donald Trump is nominating his national security adviser Mike Waltz to be the next United Nations ambassador and will have Secretary of State Marco Rubio serve as interim national security adviser—a move that will drop Waltz from his adviser role weeks after he added a journalist to a group chat in which officials discussed war plans. President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz (R), takes a … More question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13. Getty Images Key Facts Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post Thursday afternoon, hours after reports first circulated that Waltz—and his deputy Alex Wong—would depart their roles. In the post, Trump said Rubio will replace Waltz—who he said “has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first”—in the interim while still holding his role of secretary of state. Some lawmakers called on Waltz to resign from his role after The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said Waltz added him to a Signal group chat where Waltz and other Trump officials discussed upcoming strikes on Yemen. Trump’s team tried to downplay the event, and the White House said Trump “continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team.” Waltz was a House representative from Florida before Trump tapped him to serve as national security adviser. Forbes has reached out to the White House for comment. This story is developing and will be updated. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. What Was Mike Waltz’s Role In Signalgate? Waltz created and added Goldberg to the group chat on Signal—an unclassified commercial messaging app—that…
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