Mr. Trump ‘changed blood’ in the cabinet
US President Donald Trump conducted the first cabinet reform after more than 100 days of taking office for the second term.
Security Advisor as Ambassador
Morning yesterday morning 2.5,President TrumpThe notice on social network Truth Social will nominate national security advisors Mike Waltz as US ambassador to the UN and bring Foreign Minister Marco Rubio temporarily replacing Mr. Waltz as an security adviser. Earlier, the US media reported that Waltz would soon leave the adviser after the scandal in March, when he added a journalist to the White House discussion team on the Signal app about the plan to attack Houthi forces in Yemen.
Mr. Trump ‘changed blood’ for the first time after 100 days of inauguration
Contrary to the National Security Advisor, the UN Ambassador to the UN should be approved by the Senate but is expected to be much less influential. According to The Washington Post, the decision to appoint Trump’s disappointment about Mr. Waltz’s negligence in March, as well as the unsatisfied attitude of the leader of Mr. Waltz’s appointment of subordinates lacking loyalty to the president.
Mr. Trump initially defended Mr. Waltz when he declared the positionadviserAs a “good person” and has learned the lesson. According to CNN, President Trump did not rush to dismiss Mr. Waltz because he did not want to give victory to political opponents, and hoped to avoid disturbance as his first term, when the Mike Flynn national security adviser was pressured to resign after only 3 weeks. However, criticism has increased after the information of Mr. Waltz and assistant to use his personal Gmail account, less secure platform than Signal, to handle government work. Democrats of the Representative Supervisory Commission are investigating this case.
Foreign Minister Marco Rubio(left)and Mike Waltz National Security Advisor in Saudi Arabia in March
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In the post yesterday, President Trump praised Waltz for his efforts for the sake of the national, while Vice President JD Vance said that the adviser was being “promoted”. Meanwhile, Democratic legislators criticized Waltz carelessly and not qualified for senior positions. During the cabinet meeting on April 30, Mr. Waltz continued to be discovered to use Signal to contact senior officials.
The waves have not been over
In the near future, Mr. Waltz is expected to undergo a turbulent hearing at the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to be approved for the Ambassador. Democratic senators have criticized the Trump administration about the Signal scandal will have the opportunity to question the focus character of the incident. “I think there will be clear questions about the processing of confidential or sensitive information, the use of Signal and how this whole thing happens,” Democratic Senator Chris Coons said in an interview, adding that Waltz will be tested for UN and US security views.
Mr. Mike Waltz checked the phone before an interview at the White House on 1.5 on the other hand, the fact that Mr. Waltz was transferred to create an opportunitydemocracyGoing to put pressure on other characters related to Signal scandal, especially Defense Minister Pete Hegseth. They think that Hegseth deserves more dismissal because he has put sensitive information about the attack on the above -mentioned conversation group, as well as in another group with both his wife and younger brother. Pentagon Inspector General Steven Stebbins has expanded the investigation of this case, according to the sheetThe Wall Street Journal. “I think they have chased the wrong person. They should dismiss Pete Hegseth for sharing confidential and sensitive information on that Signal,” said Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. According to CNN, although President Trump is not completely satisfied with Mr. Hegseth, he believes that he should not dismiss itministerBecause the government spent a lot of political capital for Mr. Hegseth to be approved.