The president named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his acting national security advisor.
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he was naming White House national security advisor Mike Waltz to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, coming after reports indicating that Waltz would be leaving his advisory position.
In a Truth Social post on Thursday afternoon, Trump wrote that Waltz “has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first.”
“I know he will do the same in his new role,” he wrote.
“In the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as National Security Advisor, while continuing his strong leadership at the State Department. Together, we will continue to fight tirelessly to Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN.”
The announcement ended speculation on Waltz’s future in the administration after several news outlets, citing anonymous sources, said that Waltz would be departing. It comes just weeks after Waltz confirmed that he accidentally invited an Atlantic editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, into a Signal chat with other officials that included discussions on Yemen airstrikes.
Trump previously had named Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to become his ambassador to the U.N., but she was ultimately withdrawn from contention.
