US EditionWaltz faces ‘brutal, brutal’ confirmation hearing: Senate Democrat
- President Trump reassigned Mike Waltz, who had been serving as his national security adviser, to the position of ambassador to the United Nations, a role that must be approved by the Senate.
- This decision comes after a security incident in which Waltz was held responsible for a journalist being inadvertently included in a confidential Signal group chat involving Cabinet members.
- Waltz faces strong Democratic opposition in a Senate confirmation process expected in June or July, with critics questioning his qualifications and security handling.
- Senator Tammy Duckworth said, "It will be a brutal hearing" and confirmed she would not vote for Waltz, calling him "incapable" of handling classified information.
- Marco Rubio, currently serving as Secretary of State, is set to act as the national security adviser on an interim basis while a permanent successor to Waltz is sought amid ongoing criticism of his appointment.
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Duckworth: Mike Waltz Faces ‘Brutal’ UN Amb. Hearing
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., vowed Sunday on “Face the Nation” that President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Mike Waltz, will face a “brutal, brutal” confirmation hearing to be the next United Nations ambassador. “It will be a brutal hearing,” she told host Margaret Brennan. “He is not qualified for the job just by nature of the fact he participated in the Signal chain. In fact, I believe everybody on that Signal chain needs t…
Waltz faces ‘brutal, brutal’ confirmation hearing: Senate Democrat
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said former national security adviser Mike Waltz will face a “brutal, brutal” confirmation hearing to be the next United Nations ambassador. “It will be a brutal, brutal hearing,” Duckworth said on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “He’s not qualified for the job, just by nature of the fact that…
Duckworth Dunks Waltz Nomination: 'Not Qualified' After SignalGate
Sen. Tammy Duckworth slammed Mike Waltz for "failing upward" now that Trump wants to move him from National Security Adviser to UN Ambassador after they made him the fall guy for their SignalGate scandal. Trump pulled Elise Stefanik's nomination after they decided they couldn't afford to lose any more House members. Now they're trying to move Waltz into the job so they can save face and say they're not actually firing him, but just moving him to…
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Mike Waltz ‘failing up’ and will have ‘brutal’ confirmation hearing, Duckworth says
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) confirmed Sunday she would not support Mike Waltz in a Senate vote determining whether he will be President Donald Trump’s next ambassador to the United Nations. Waltz served as Trump’s national security adviser until Thursday, when…
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