President Donald Trump’s choice of national security adviser is a combat veteran who has been a strong opponent of DEI in the military and advocated U.S. sanctions on China.
Trump announced Tuesday that he chose Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to be national security adviser in his second term, a Cabinet-level position that doesn’t require Senate confirmation.
A booster of the Trump-created Space Force, the former Green Beret and retired colonel in the Army National Guard has overseen military readiness in the House, where he has criticized diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, or DEI, in the military.
“I am honored to announce that Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL) is hereby appointed to serve in my Cabinet as my National Security Advisor,” Trump posted on Truth Social, his social media platform.
“Mike is the first Green Beret to have been elected to Congress, and previously served in the White........