US President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Representative Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser in the White House. Waltz is a Green Beret veteran and has experience serving in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa.
The national security adviser is a highly influential position appointed by the president and does not require Senate confirmation. The adviser is responsible for coordinating the work of all leading national security agencies, as well as informing the president and implementing his policies, According to the WSJ,
According to CNN, President-elect Donald Trump has asked Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida to serve as his national security adviser, according to a source familiar.
In the role, Waltz would have to navigate a number of geopolitical conflicts that Trump’s administration will assume as part of his second term, including the Ukraine-Russia war and Israel-Hamas wars.
Waltz, a Trump loyalist, is a combat-decorated Green Beret who served in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa. He would be the first former Green Beret to hold the role.
