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Trump Selects Foreign Policy Hawk GOP Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser

HeadlineNov 12, 2024

Trump has selected Florida Congressmember Mike Waltz to serve as national security adviser. Waltz is a former Green Beret and retired colonel in the U.S. Army National Guard who served multiple tours in Afghanistan. He’s known as a foreign policy hawk on China and Iran and supported Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Waltz regularly appears as a pundit on Fox News and has attacked the U.S. military for teaching critical race theory to officers. 

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