Trump Announces Mike Waltz As Un Ambassador Pick

President Donald Trump tapped erstwhile National Security Advisor Mike Waltz for his administration's ambassador to nan United Nations aft New York Rep. Elise Stefanik withdrew her information truthful she could clasp onto her House spot amid concerns complete nan GOP's slim mostly successful nan little chamber. 

"I americium pleased to denote that I will beryllium nominating Mike Waltz to beryllium nan adjacent United States Ambassador to nan United Nations," Trump posted to Truth Social Thursday. 

"From his clip successful azygous connected nan battlefield, successful Congress and, arsenic my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked difficult to put our Nation’s Interests first. I cognize he will do nan aforesaid successful his caller role. In nan interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will service arsenic National Security Advisor, while continuing his beardown activity astatine nan State Department. Together, we will proceed to conflict tirelessly to Make America, and nan World, SAFE AGAIN. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!"

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to nan media successful nan Oval Office astatine nan White House successful Washington, D.C. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)

The announcement comes aft news collapsed connected Thursday greeting that Waltz was nary longer serving arsenic nan administration's nationalist information advisor. 

A fistful of names had been floated for nan domiciled aft Stefanik withdrew her information successful March, including erstwhile U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman, erstwhile lawman typical envoy to show and combat anti-semitism astatine nan State Department nether nan first Trump administration, Ellie Cohanim and typical statesmanlike envoy Richard Grenell. Grenell said he was a "hard no" connected serving in nan U.N. ambassador domiciled up of Trump's announcement. 

Trump announced Stefanik arsenic his original prime for nan domiciled backmost successful November 2024, conscionable days aft his successful predetermination against erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris. The New York congresswoman, however, pulled her information past period arsenic concerns mounted successful Trump's orbit that nan GOP's slim mostly successful nan House would turn smaller successful her absence. 

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Concerns grew up of 2 typical House elections successful Florida connected April 2, which yet saw some Republican victorious, but pinch importantly slimmer margins than their GOP predecessors successful their erstwhile elections. 

Stefank told Fox News' Sean Hannity successful March that she bowed retired of nan confirmation process to service arsenic U.N. ambassador owed to some nan GOP's separator successful nan House, mixed pinch nan request for her to thief combat Democratic "corruption" successful her location authorities of New York. 

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y..  (Faith and Freedom Coalition )

"It was a operation of nan New York corruption that we're seeing nether Kathy Hochul, typical elections and nan House margin," Stefanik said connected "Hannity." "I've been successful nan House. It's reliable to count these votes each day. And we are going to proceed to defy nan governmental prognosticators and deliver, present triumph connected behalf of President Trump and, importantly, nan voters crossed this country."

"The president knows that. He and I had aggregate conversations today, and we are committed to delivering results connected behalf of nan American people. And arsenic always, I'm committed to delivering results connected behalf of my constituents," she added. 

Donald Trump, President of nan United States of America, addresses nan 74th United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly, astatine nan United Nations Headquarters, September 24, 2019.  (nthony Behar/Sipa USA (Sipa via AP Images)

Trump announced connected Truth Social that Stefanik withdrew her information to "remain successful Congress to thief maine present Historic Tax Cuts, GREAT Jobs, Record Economic Growth, a Secure Border, Energy Dominance, Peace Through Strength."

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"With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to return a chance connected anyone other moving for Elise’s seat. The group emotion Elise and, pinch her, we person thing to interest astir travel Election Day. There are others that tin do a bully occupation astatine nan United Nations," he added. 

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley ran for president successful 2024.  ((Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images))

Under Trump's first administration, erstwhile South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and erstwhile diplomat Kelly Craft served arsenic U.N. ambassadors. 

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Upon taking office, nan 47th president made cuts to nan U.S.' engagement pinch programs nether U.N.'s umbrella, including ending nan U.S.' engagement pinch nan U.N. Human Rights Council and banning backing for nan U.N. alleviation agency for Gaza. 

President Donald Trump speaks successful Emancipation Hall aft nan 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, astatine nan U.S. Capitol successful Washington.  (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP)

"I've ever felt that nan U.N. has tremendous potential," Trump said successful February while signing nan executive bid that made cuts to U.S. engagement pinch U.N. groups. "It's not being well-run."

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 "A batch of these conflicts that we're moving connected should beryllium settled, aliases astatine slightest we should person immoderate thief successful settling them. But we ne'er look to get help. That should beryllium nan superior intent of nan U.N.," Trump continued. 

Fox News Digital's Julia Johnson and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.