UN (AP) – President Mike Waltz rarely makes his debut as President Donald Trump United Nations Ambassador During the gathering of world leaders next week after the delay Procedural hurdles postponed his confirmation.
Waltz’s nomination was sent back to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week after Democrats blocked more than dozens of blocks. Trump’s Enforcement Division Candidate. His bid will face another committee vote before heading to the Senate floor on Wednesday, but it is almost impossible for him to be confirmed by the full room before High-level general meetings It starts on Monday.
Sen. Jim Rich, GOP chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said: “Senate Democrats’ extension of the lockdown on President Trump’s nomination was a deterrent to the work of the bipartisan committee and undermined America’s status on the world stage.” “Republicans are bringing the Senate back to work and I’m sure Waltz will be introduced in the coming weeks.”
The Waltz served for just a few weeks Trump’s national security advisor Before he was expelled in May after he accidentally added a journalist Private signal chat used for discussion A delicate military plan. He denied being removed from the post and claimed he was in his place. Tapped for the role of the United Nations It says that the chat meets the administration’s cybersecurity standards. General Pentagon Inspector I’m investigating.
By the time the White House sent documents from the Florida Republican to the Senate to begin the verification process, the UN position had been vacant for almost six months. That was last written Trump Cabinet A few months delay including Previous candidate withdrawalRep. Elise Stefanik about concerns about the majority of the Republican family.
Given that his appointment came out of the committee with bipartisan support last month, it is unclear why the waltz didn’t make any progress before Democrats adopted the procedural move.
A Democrat Congress aide said the White House showed “no urgency” when checking the waltz before a major UN rally next week. He would have represented the United States along with Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He also serves as a national security advisor..
A White House official said Trump “is ‘clear’ that he hopes all of his candidates are confirmed as soon as possible. Officials, like their aides, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to speak publicly, did not comment specifically on the appointment of Waltz.
Republicans on Wednesday could vote to confirm the waltz and more than 25 other Trump candidates sent back to the committee. New tactics development To make it easier to see the large numbers of people chosen to meet administration positions after last-minute negotiations with the Democrats.
The Senate move John Tune, the leader of the majorityRs.D. is the latest salvo after 12 years of gradual changes by both parties to weaken the filibuster and make the nomination process more partisan.
When the waltz is finally confirmed, he arrives at the United Nations headquarters in New York Time for big changes For an international organization that has just celebrated its 80th anniversary. That’s the body of the world Get caught up in Trump’s decision This year we will cut foreign aid funds. It affected the humanitarian aid agency and foreseen an additional US funding cut to the UN annual budget.
At a confirmation hearing in July, Waltz said UN revenues have “quadrupled over the past 20 years,” but not worthy of the increase in peace.
“The United States must ensure that every contribution to the foreign aid dollar and international organizations, especially the United Nations, draws a direct line of directness to attractive US national interests,” he testified to the senator.
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Seung Min Kim, writer for the Associated Press in Washington, contributed to this report.
