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Trump says he’ll nominate National Security Adviser Waltz as UN envoy; Rubio to replace him for now
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Donald Trump announces that he will be nominating National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to become the next US Ambassador to the UN following reports that Waltz was being removed from his current post.
Trump says in a Truth Social post that Waltz will be replaced in the interim by Marco Rubio, who will also remain in his position as secretary of state.
Trump had tapped Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as UN envoy before pulling the nomination in March in order to shore up the thin GOP majority in the House of Representatives.
Trump said 30 people had expressed interest in the UN post, including his former ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.
Given that Waltz began today, apparently on his way out of the administration entirely, the ability to secure a cabinet post would indicate something of a win.
The White House National Security Adviser has been under fire since the March “Signalgate” scandal, after which he faced additional criticism from some Trump loyalists who resent his more hawkish foreign policy views.
The Times of Israel Community.