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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

95% : Waltz responded to Trump's announcement on X, writing: "I'm deeply honored to continue my service to President Trump and our great nation.
74% : Trump publicly defended Waltz in the aftermath of the March Signal mishap, telling NBC News the day after details came to light in an article by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg that Waltz "has learned a lesson and is a good man.
62% : I know he will do the same in his new role." "In the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as National Security Advisor, while continuing his strong leadership at the State Department," Trump continued.
44% : He said Waltz was "fine" despite being "beat up" after accidentally adding Goldberg to the group chat. Trump also said in that interview that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who also came under fire for the Signal fiasco, was "safe." "I think we learned: Maybe don't use Signal, okay?"
42% : President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he's nominating Michael Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as interim national security adviser while keeping his current role as well.
40% : " Trump was asked further about Waltz's future by The Atlantic in an April 24 interview.
33% : "I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike Waltz to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations," Trump wrote on his conservative social media platform.
27% : Trump said about the controversy.
17% : The move came as President Trump has been increasingly frustrated by Waltz after he came under intense scrutiny for inadvertently adding a reporter to a Signal chat with top Trump officials discussing a U.S. military strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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