In this February 14, 2025 photo, Mike Waltz talks with an official outside the Oval Office New York Post Published. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Closed subtitles
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.
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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.
"I am very honored to continue serving President Trump and our great country," Walz said on social media.
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. Saul Loeb/AFP Closed subtitles
Trump initially defended waltz for the unfortunate accident and underscores the incident as a “glittle failure”. He said free to waltz in his announcement Thursday. Atlantic When asked about his future, in an interview with "Waltz is good."
“I think we learned, ‘maybe we don’t use signals, okay?’ If you want to know the truth.
Trump has not spoken to reporters about his decision. But Vice President Vance said in an interview that the role changes had nothing to do with the group chat incident.
Vance told Fox News's Bret Baier: "I know the president really likes Mike Waltz.
"The media wants to use it as a fire," Vance said. "Donald Trump fired a lot of people. He won't give them a Senate confirmed appointment."
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. Swimming pool/Getty Images Europe Closed subtitles
During his first 100 days of his tenure, Trump has been more inclined to other top aides to resolve national security issues such as the Ukraine and Gaza conflict and has spoken with Iran, including Middle East Envoy Steve VidokoffMinister of Finance Scott Betting and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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.
Vance denies that changing status is a sign of the philosophical division within Trump’s team. "I've seen some people say it's a war between the Hawks and the Anti-Hawks, the neo-conservatives and Maga or the realists - it's not what it is at all," Vance said.
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.
Trump's announcement comes after hours of rumors that Waltz left his stance, while Rubio's spokeswoman Tammy Bruce is introducing him 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.
As we all know, Trump will give him people who trust multiple positions at the same time. Katie Dunn Tenpas, an expert on the presidential staff of the Brookings agency, noted that his budget director Mick Mulvaney is also in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
"It's very out of the ordinary, but it's not uncommon for the Trump administration. I watched it in the first semester - I was in awe of it because I didn't see it in previous administrations."
NPR's external transit correspondent Michele Kelemen contributed to the report.