President Donald Trump will nominate outgoing national security adviser Mike Waltz as the next ambassador to the United Nations, the president announced on Truth Social on Thursday.
“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. I know he will do the same in his new role,” Trump wrote.
News that Waltz would soon leave the White House — which two sources confirmed to NOTUS — circulated for hours Thursday before Trump announced Waltz would be nominated for the U.N. role. The White House press office had been uncharacteristically quiet since the initial news broke, declining to confirm the news to inquiring reporters.