Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL) speaks connected Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), astatine the Fiserv Forum successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024.
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President-Elect Donald Trump has picked Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to service arsenic his national security adviser, according to 4 sources acquainted with the decision.
Waltz is simply a Green Beret seasoned who served successful Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. Since 2019, helium has represented a legislature territory successful the House, wherever he's a subordinate of the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees.
The Wall Street Journal first reported Trump's NSA pick.
Waltz's bureau did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.
Waltz is simply a peculiarly hawkish subordinate successful Congress erstwhile it comes to China. He's a subordinate of the House's China Task Force and has argued that the U.S. is underprepared if determination is simply a struggle successful the region.
Like galore legislature Republicans, Waltz has besides been captious of U.S. assistance to Ukraine successful its warfare against Russia. In a Nov. 4 interrogation with NPR, helium said the U.S. had "leverage" to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating array to negociate a "diplomatic resolution" to extremity the war.
The relation of White House nationalist information advisor does not necessitate Senate confirmation.
Waltz joins New York Rep. Elise Stefanik arsenic the 2nd House Republican to beryllium tapped by Trump for a station successful his caller administration. Trump selected Stefanik to service arsenic U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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