United States President Donald Trump has tapped Mike Waltz to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations — a move that could make Waltz, who was ousted from his role as national security adviser Thursday morning, one of the administration’s most visible voices on the global stage.
“From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and, as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first,” said Trump on his social media platform, Truth Social. “I know he will do the same in his new role.”
Despite that, there were reports that Trump himself pulled Waltz from his national security role on Thursday morning, replacing him with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the most high-level shake-up of Trump’s inner circle so far.
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Elissa Miolene
Elissa Miolene reports on USAID and the U.S. government at Devex. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for outlets like The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian magazine, among others. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for humanitarian agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.
