Trump sends National Security Advisor Mike Waltz to the United Nations: NPR
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President Trump said Thursday that he will nominate his national security adviser Mike Waltz as UN ambassador since Trump began his second term.
Trump said on social media that he would make Marco Rubio a temporary national security adviser – a role that will play his existing job, the Secretary of State.
Waltz will need to confirm the UN position by the U.S. Senate. “I am very honored to continue to serve President Trump and our great nation,” he said on social media.
He has been staying in Congress since Trump asked his first candidate, Rep. Elise Stefanik, to help maintain a narrow majority held by the narrow majority in the House.
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz lagged behind in the Oval Office on April 7, 2025 at Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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Waltz has been under pressure since inadvertent invitation in March Reporter participates in a private text chat Among the senior officials discussing military plans for Yemen Hushis.
Trump initially defended waltz for the unfortunate accident and underscores the incident as a “glittle failure”. He told Waltz for free in Thursday's announcement, saying he “works to put the interests of our country first.”
Trump told Atlantic In an interview last week, when asked about his future, “waltz is good.” “I think we learned, ‘maybe we don’t use signals, okay?’ If you want to know the truth.
But Trump's other top aides to national security issues such as Ukraine and Gaza are more inclined to Middle East Envoy Steve VidokoffMinister of Finance Scott Betting and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and his wife, former homeland security adviser Julia Nesheiwat took a selfie while visiting Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025.
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The news comes after hours of rumors that Waltz left his stance, while Rubio's spokeswoman Tammy Bruce is introducing it to a State Department reporter. “We have to admit that this is the last 100 days – like hanging on a weird bullet train,” Bruce told reporters.
The last person to serve as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor during the Nixon era was Henry Kissinger. He worked for two years.
“Some Americans in Washington and elsewhere believe that this dual mission puts Kissinger in too much power and convinces Ford to strip him of his White House title in late 1975,” said Presidential historian Michael Beschloss.
As far as Rubio is concerned, Trump said it would be a temporary task until he chooses a new national security adviser.
Waltz, the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress, served three terms in the House of Representatives, representing Central Florida.
Waltz, known as the National Security Hawk, has a tough road in Trump’s circle. He has long been an advocate of sanctions against Russia and never seemed to be fully aligned with Trump's attitude towards Moscow and other rivals.
Prior to his job at the White House, Waltz served as chairman of the House Armed Forces Preparation Subcommittee and was a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Intelligence Permanent Selection Committee.
NPR's external transit correspondent Michele Kelemen contributed to the report.