All posts tagged "Mike Waltz"

Reactions were mounting after U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, appeared on Fox News on Wednesday to defend President Donald Trump's Iran agreement.

Waltz claimed the Iran deal was a success, despite conflicting reports about the terms of the negotiations.

"The Iranian regime is absolutely desperate. I think no president has ever negotiated from such a position of strength," Waltz said....

The United States UN ambassador was facing a tough line of questioning from lawmakers on Wednesday over the ongoing Iran war and President Donald Trump's dire threat to destroy "a whole civilization."

Mike Waltz was testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on American foreign policy amid the ongoing military conflict, as the ceasefire between the United States and Iran was just days away from ending. His responses around the president's threats last week reportedly caught the lawmakers off guard.

Kyle Griffin, executive producer of The Weeknight on MS NOW, described on X how Waltz reacted when he "was asked by senators about Trump's threat to obliterate Iran — when he posted 'a whole civilization will die tonight.'"...

The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is forcing other countries to "grin and bare their teeth" as he attempts to show his loyalty to the Trump administration amid reported criticism that he's "washed-up."

Mike Waltz — still recovering his reputation from the Signalgate scandal, where he added a journalist from The Atlantic to a Signal chat with several Trump appointees discussing an impending military strike — was confirmed just three days before the high-level diplomatic week at the General Assembly, according to Politico on Friday.

"There’s a lot of personal diplomacy involved in New York, and it’s a face-to-face job more so than in a bilateral relationship — and an ambassador’s cachet is their ability to speak for the president,” a former U.S. official with knowledge of the U.S. mission in New York, told Politico. “When you have a washed-up ambassador who was so visibly shunted, other countries will grin and bare their teeth hoping that Waltz can convey messages on their behalf.”...

The White House is expected to withdraw Dr. Janette Nesheiwat's nomination for U.S. Surgeon General following complaints from far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, according to a new ABC News report.

Loomer posted to X on Wednesday, "Hearing reports that @DoctorJanette Dr. Janette Nesheiwat’s nomination for US Surgeon General has been pulled by President Trump. Her Senate confirmation hearing was set to take place tomorrow."

Loomer linked to her own "exclusive investigation" into Nesheiwat, calling her "unfit" to serve as Surgeon General due to "medical malpractice, promotion of DEI-focused initiatives implemented through City M.D., and her advocacy for the China Virus 'vaccine.'"...

An MSNBC columnist pointed out the painful "symbolism" represented by President Donald Trump's decision to replace Mike Waltz as national security advisory, a post he held for just over 100 days.

On Thursday, Trump announced that Marco Rubio would take over Waltz's post temporarily, while also serving as Secretary of State.

"The symbolism of Rubio taking Waltz’s job is almost too on the nose — even for this administration," wrote Michael A. Cohen. "It’s not merely an indication that MAGA world will flush out the unrepentant hawks who once dominated Republican foreign policy — and are now as close to extinction as the once-flourishing 'Republican free trade' caucus. It’s also a reminder that the key to staying in Trump’s good graces is to simply parrot — and help implement — whatever insane policy idea pops into the president’s head."...

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) was very blunt when asked on CNN Friday if he thought Marco Rubio could juggle "both being Secretary of State and national security adviser."

"No," Swalwell said, nearly before anchor Kate Bolduan finished her question.

Bolduan continued, "When they say Kissinger did it, that was 40 years ago." ...