– I have the pleasure of announcing that I want to nominate Mike Waltz to become the US’s next ambassador to the UN. That’s what US President Donald Trump writes on Truth Social. – From the time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and as my national security advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put the nation’s interests first. I know he will do the same in his new role. US President Donald Trump confirms that Mike Waltz will be the US’s next ambassador to the UN. Photo: Ap just after Trump’s announcement, Waltz says he is honored. “I am deeply honored to continue my service to President Trump and our fantastic nation,” he writes at X. According to CNN, Waltz was told that he would step down as a national security adviser and in as US ambassador to the UN, a few hours before Trump’s announcement on Truth Social. Rubio becomes national security adviser Trump states that it is Foreign Minister Marco Rubio who will currently serve as a national security advisor. “In the meantime, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio will serve as a national security advisor, while continuing his strong leadership in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” he writes on Truth Social. Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tammy Bruce calls it an exciting moment, according to the BBC. She does not know how long Rubio will take on her own tasks as Foreign Minister and the old tasks of Waltz as a national security advisor. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will currently serve as a national security advisor. Photo: AP / NTB – This is a man who has been wearing several hats since day one. The president makes perfect assessments of who will implement his agenda, she says. The signal scandal post on Truth Social comes just hours after several US media such as CBS News, Reuters and Fox News, reported Watz. In March, Waltz added to The Atlantics chief editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, in a message group on signal, by mistake. There was a planned attack against Yemen was discussed. In the reporting group, attack plans were described. Both Defense Minister Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance were involved. Hegseth, intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe denied that the information in the chat that was shared was graded. But Goldberg documented the opposite. CBS News writes that after Waltz behind closed doors admitted that reporting was authentic, the White House officials began to discuss whether he should withdraw. Published 01.05.2025, at. 20.29 Updated 01.05.2025, at. 21.27
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