Trump to tap new national security advisor in 6 months; calls Waltz move ‘upgrade’
President Donald Trump reported Sunday that he plans to appoint a new national guard advisor in about six months telling reporters the former advisor Mike Waltz did not resign but was instead tapped for an upgraded position as the administration s ambassador to the United Nations Trump spoke with reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night where he was sought about several topics including the pact deals Mexican cartels and the national precaution advisor position One reporter appealed the president about Waltz s exit as the national guard advisor which the president explained he was being selected for what he called a higher position or an upgrade Trump also mentioned Waltz did not make any mistakes and as the ambassador to the UN he would do a good job MIKE WALTZ OTHER NATIONAL GUARD COUNCIL STAFFERS OUT IN LATEST TRUMP PURGE FOLLOWING SIGNAL CHAT LEAK I didn t lose confidence in him Trump disclosed He s going to the United Nations for a reason To me I think it s personally if I had assurance for myself I d rather have that job than the other He also reiterated that Waltz did not resign but instead Trump moved him There was no resignation the president commented TRUMP NOMINATES WALTZ FOR HIGH-LEVEL POST AFTER OUSING HIM AS NATIONAL PREVENTION ADVISORWaltz and other National Prevention Council staffers were ousted from their office on Thursday in the largest part high-profile executive office exits of the second Trump administration Trump's announcement on naming Waltz as U N ambassador unfolded just hours after the news began circulating Trump stated reporters Sunday that he plans to appoint someone to the national safeguard advisor position within six months saying there are a lot of people who want the job which works into Secretary of State Marco Rubio s the interim national precaution advisor current responsibilities The president was specifically inquired if White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller was being considered for the role UN WATCHDOG PROJECT CALLS ON DOGE CAUCUS TO AUDIT THE INTERNATIONAL ORG Stephen Miller at the top of the totem pole I mean I think he sort of indirectly already has that job because he has a lot to say about a lot of things Trump disclosed He's a very valued person in the administration Stephen Miller The president was also appealed if any transaction deals would be declared this week answering that there could be several coming But when pressed if he could say more about the deals Trump held back CONSERVATIVE GROUP S ROADMAP SHOWS HOW TRUMP CAN USE MILITARY TO THWART CARTELS Nobody understands he revealed We re negotiating with countless countries But at the end of this I ll set my own deals because I set the deal They don t set the deal I set the deal Trump mentioned he is meeting with almost all of the countries regarding business deals including China Explaining the process further Trump commented he will set the tariff and a country could agree to it or not They don t have to deal with us which is ok because we lost under Biden We re losing billion a day he revealed Think of it billion a day Now we re not dealing with China at all because of the tariffs Because of that we re saving billions of dollars MEXICAN PRESIDENT DECLINES TRUMP'S OFFER OF US TROOPS TO HELP FIGHT DRUG CARTELSDuring the gaggle a reporter also sought if it was true that he offered to send U S troops to Mexico to take care of the cartels It s true because they should be They are horrible people that have been killing people left and right Trump explained They ve made a fortune in selling drugs and destroying other people He explained that the cartels are responsible for importing fentanyl into the U S which has killed over people this year Trump called the cartel members bad news If Mexico sought help with the cartels we would be honored to go in and do it Trump explained I narrated Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum that I would be honored to go in and do it The cartels are trying to destroy our country They re evil The offer was ultimately rejected which Trump noted was because Sheinbaum is afraid of the cartels so afraid that she can t even think straight
