{"id":70,"date":"2025-05-01T17:54:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yesn2.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2025-05-02T22:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:01:31","slug":"gop-senators-express-disappointment-over-reported-waltz-resignation-as-national-security-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yesn2.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/gop-senators-express-disappointment-over-reported-waltz-resignation-as-national-security-adviser\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators express disappointment over reported Waltz resignation as national security adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republican senators expressed disappointment Thursday over reports that national security adviser Mike Waltz would be stepping down from his post<\/a> after he became embroiled in a controversy over inadvertently sharing sensitive information with a reporter on Signal, a commercial app.<\/p>\n

Several hours after those reports surfaced, President Trump announced he would nominate Waltz to serve as ambassador to the United Nations<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Prior to the announcement on Truth Social, GOP senators had expressed dismay that Waltz would no longer be national security adviser.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did a very good job as national security adviser. It\u2019s the prerogative of the president to decide who his team will be, but I was sorry to see that news,\u201d Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said.<\/p>\n

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Waltz\u2019s departure is \u201ca pretty significant modification\u201d and \u201ca pretty significant change\u201d to President Trump\u2019s national security team.<\/p>\n

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) wasn\u2019t happy to hear about Waltz\u2019s sudden departure as national security adviser<\/p>\n

\u201cDisappointing, he\u2019s a good guy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said he wanted to learn more about the circumstances of Waltz\u2019s resignation before commenting on the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to react because I heard it during the hearing, I don\u2019t know any context,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Many Republican senators thought Waltz was a good fit for the job, with one GOP lawmaker telling The Hill \u201che had a very good background.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waltz graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and later served as a special forces officer and was awarded four Bronze Stars.<\/p>\n

Waltz, a former member of the House, served on the China Task Force during his career in Congress and is viewed as a China hawk.<\/p>\n

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who views China \u201cas the biggest challenge we have,\u201d said he hopes Trump will appoint someone with similar views to replace Waltz.<\/p>\n

But he acknowledged the national security adviser serves at the pleasure of the president.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s one guy whose opinion matters most and that\u2019s the president of the United States and I think all those folks serve at the pleasure of the president, which means you may not be there as long as you thought you would,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Updated at 3:15 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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