5 Takeaways From Mike Waltz’s Confirmation Hearing to Be UN Ambassador

The former congressman vowed to maintain Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda at the U.N. amid tense questions from both sides of the aisle.

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ahead of the presidential debate between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Democrat nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 10, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Mike Waltz, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, faced a tough confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 15 for his nomination as United Nations (U.N.) ambassador.

He fielded questions about his responsibility in adding a journalist to a sensitive military phone chat group and vowed to protect American sovereignty at the U.N.