PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump announced that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz will be nominated as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio taking over as National Security Advisor temporarily.
👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
📍 Where & When: Announced on Truth Social on May 1, 2025.
💬 Key Quote: “From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and, as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first. I know he will do the same in his new role,” Trump stated.
⚠️ Impact: Waltz’s reassignment reflects Trump’s strategic reshuffling to optimize his administration’s efficiency, ensuring America First policies are advanced at the UN while national security gets a reset following ‘Signalgate.’
IN FULL:
President Donald J. Trump has announced that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz will be nominated for the position of United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). Secretary of State Marco Rubio will take over his national security role on an interim basis.
“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 Truth Social platform. “From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and, as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first,” he continued.
“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,” the America First leader added, concluding: “Together, we will continue to fight tirelessly to Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN.”
Rubio was previously named Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), following its gutting by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and Acting Archivist of the United States.
The National Pulse previously reported on sources saying Waltz’s removal as National Security Advisor was imminent, supposedly driven by a sense that the National Security Council was “not being run efficiently in an organized way,” rather than the so-called ‘Signalgate’ scandal, which saw Waltz accidentally add a hostile journalist to a group chat about strikes on the Houthis in Yemen.
Waltz’s nomination as UN ambassador suggests President Trump still values Waltz, but feels his talents could be better utilized elsewhere.