Trump To Tap New National Security Advisor In 6 Months; Calls Waltz Move ‘upgrade’

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he plans to name a caller nationalist information advisor successful astir six months, telling reporters nan erstwhile advisor, Mike Waltz, did not resign, but was alternatively tapped for an upgraded position arsenic nan administration’s ambassador to nan United Nations.

Trump said pinch reporters connected Air Force One connected Sunday night, wherever he was asked astir respective topics, including nan waste and acquisition deals, Mexican cartels and nan nationalist information advisor position.

One newsman asked nan president astir Waltz’s exit arsenic nan nationalist information advisor, which nan president said he was being selected for what he called a "higher position," aliases an "upgrade."

Trump besides said Waltz did not make immoderate mistakes, and, arsenic nan ambassador to nan UN, he would do a bully job.

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President Trump said to reporters connected Air Force One connected Sunday night. (Pool)

"I didn’t suffer assurance successful him," Trump said. "He’s going to nan United Nations for a reason. To me, I deliberation it’s personally, if I had assurance for myself… I’d alternatively person that occupation than nan other."

He besides reiterated that Waltz did not resign, but instead, Trump moved him.

"There was nary resignation," nan president said.

TRUMP NOMINATES WALTZ FOR HIGH-LEVEL POST AFTER OUSING HIM AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR

Michael Waltz attends a gathering betwixt U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successful nan Oval Office of nan White House connected April 7, 2025 successful Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Waltz and different National Security Council staffers were ousted from their agency connected Thursday successful nan astir high-profile executive agency exits of nan 2nd Trump administration. Trump's announcement connected naming Waltz arsenic U.N. ambassador unfolded conscionable hours aft nan news began circulating. 

Trump told reporters Sunday that he plans to name personification to nan nationalist information advisor position wrong six months, saying location are a batch of group who want nan job, which useful into Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s – nan interim nationalist information advisor – existent responsibilities.

The president was specifically asked if White House lawman main of unit Stephen Miller was being considered for nan role.

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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller speaks during a property briefing astatine nan White House, Thursday, May 1, 2025, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

"Stephen Miller astatine nan apical of nan totem pole? I mean, I deliberation he benignant of indirectly already has that job… because he has a batch to opportunity astir a batch of things," Trump said. "He's a very weighted personification successful nan administration, Stephen Miller."

The president was besides asked if immoderate waste and acquisition deals would beryllium announced this week, answering that location could beryllium immoderate coming.

But erstwhile pressed if he could opportunity much astir nan deals, Trump held back.

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President Trump announced accrued tariffs connected countries astir nan world. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

"Nobody understands," he said. "We’re negotiating pinch galore countries. But astatine nan extremity of this, I’ll group my ain deals because I group nan deal. They don’t group nan deal. I group nan deal."

Trump said he is gathering pinch almost each of nan countries regarding waste and acquisition deals, including China.

Explaining nan process further, Trump said he will group nan tariff, and a state could work together to it aliases not.

"They don’t person to woody pinch us, which is ok, because we mislaid nether Biden. We’re losing $5 cardinal a day," he said. "Think of it. $5 cardinal a day. Now we’re not dealing pinch China astatine each because of nan tariffs… Because of that, we’re redeeming billions of dollars."

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President Trump said he offered to nonstop U.S. troops to Mexico to conflict nan cartels. (Reuters)

During nan gaggle, a newsman besides asked if it was existent that he offered to nonstop U.S. troops to Mexico to return attraction of nan cartels.

Trump called nan cartel members "bad news."

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"If Mexico wanted thief pinch nan cartels, we would beryllium honored to spell successful and do it," Trump said "I told [Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum] that I would beryllium honored to spell successful and do it. The cartels are trying to destruct our country. They’re evil."

The connection was yet rejected, which Trump said was because Sheinbaum is acrophobic of nan cartels, truthful acrophobic that she "can’t moreover deliberation straight."