Trump taps national security adviser Waltz for UN envoy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Trump is believed to be weighing several senior aides to eventually take on the national security adviser role, including special envoys Steve Witkoff and Richard Grenell, National Security Council senior director for counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka and senior State Department official Michael Anton, according to several people familiar with the ongoing deliberations.
46% : Trump announced the moves shortly after news broke that Waltz will leave the administration, just weeks after it was revealed that he added a journalist to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans.
46% : Nonetheless, Trump maintains public confidence in Hegseth. Waltz's shift from national security adviser to U.N. ambassador nominee means he will now have to face the Senate confirmation process he avoided in January.
39% : A far-right ally of the president, Laura Loomer, targeted Waltz, telling Trump in a recent Oval Office conversation that he needs to purge aides who she believes are insufficiently loyal to the "Make America Great Again" agenda.
34% : Trump and the White House -- which claims no classified information was shared on the text chain -- stood by Waltz publicly throughout the episode.

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