President-elect Donald Trump has picked Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to be his nationwide safety adviser, in response to 4 sources accustomed to the choice.
Waltz is a Green Beret veteran who served in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. Since 2019, he has represented a congressional district within the House, the place he is a member of the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees.
The Wall Street Journal first reported Trump’s choose.
Waltz’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Waltz is a very hawkish member of Congress with regards to China. He’s a member of the House’s China Task Force and has argued that the U.S. is underprepared if there’s a battle within the area.
Like many congressional Republicans, Waltz has additionally criticized U.S. help to Ukraine in its conflict towards Russia. In an interview with NPR on Nov. 4, he mentioned the U.S. had “leverage” to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating desk to barter a “diplomatic decision” to finish the conflict.
The position of White House nationwide safety adviser doesn’t require Senate affirmation.
Waltz joins Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York because the second House Republican Trump has tapped for posts in his new administration. He chosen Stefanik to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Katherine Doyle and Matt Dixon contributed.