{"id":38389,"date":"2025-07-15T12:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mike-waltz-trumps-pick-for-u-n-ambassador-to-testify-at-senate-confirmation-hearing\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T12:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:18:19","slug":"mike-waltz-trumps-pick-for-u-n-ambassador-to-testify-at-senate-confirmation-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mike-waltz-trumps-pick-for-u-n-ambassador-to-testify-at-senate-confirmation-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Waltz, Trump&#8217;s pick for U.N. ambassador, to testify at Senate confirmation hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Washington<\/em> \u2014 President Trump&#8217;s pick to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, is set to testify Tuesday at his Senate confirmation hearing, the first time he&#8217;ll publicly face questions from lawmakers about his role in a Signal chat in which top administration officials\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jeffrey-goldberg-the-atlantic-trump-officials-group-chat-signal\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">inadvertently disclosed sensitive details<\/a><\/span> about a military strike in Yemen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., and Democrats have said they expect it will be &#8220;brutal&#8221; for Waltz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The role \u2014 <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/senate-vote-trump-cabinet-picks-top-nominees\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">the last of Mr. Trump&#8217;s Cabinet to be confirmed<\/a><\/span> \u2014 has been vacant for six months, leaving the U.S. without a top representative on a major world stage as several international crises play out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If confirmed, Waltz would take the position as Mr. Trump&#8217;s frustrations increase with Russia over its refusal to end its war in Ukraine and as the U.S. seeks to manage tensions with China and Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/14\/311a8458-1348-4f01-bc3e-1f92bf1675bd\/thumbnail\/620x450g4\/df4d400875f094d10eb6484ce2562c08\/gettyimages-2212888270.jpg#\" alt=\"Michael Waltz  \" height=\"450\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/14\/311a8458-1348-4f01-bc3e-1f92bf1675bd\/thumbnail\/620x450g4\/df4d400875f094d10eb6484ce2562c08\/gettyimages-2212888270.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/14\/311a8458-1348-4f01-bc3e-1f92bf1675bd\/thumbnail\/1240x900g4\/3d5e4d36647a880899f30a79262c2b50\/gettyimages-2212888270.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Michael Waltz participates in a TV interview at the White House on May 1, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Andrew Harnik \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Waltz was ousted as Mr. Trump&#8217;s national security adviser in May, weeks after the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, revealed that he had unexpectedly received a connection request on the encrypted messaging app from a user with Waltz&#8217;s name. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive details of an upcoming military operation in the chat, which included others like Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>The story ricocheted through Washington, with Democratic lawmakers <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/group-chat-trump-war-plans-yemen-lawmakers-react\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">demanding an investigation<\/a><\/span> into why highly sensitive information was being discussed on a commercially available messaging app, rather than secure government channels.<\/p>\n<p>Administration officials acknowledged the conversation was &#8220;sensitive&#8221; but denied that the operational details shared in the chat were classified. Waltz admitted that he created the chat, but denied knowing how Goldberg&#8217;s contact information got into his phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sources previously <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-mike-waltz-alex-wong\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told<\/a><\/span> CBS News that Waltz&#8217;s nomination for the ambassador role, a high-profile post in New York, was a last-minute decision by the president, and that the Signal controversy was one of the factors that led to his departure from the National Security Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump named Waltz as his national security adviser, a position that does not require Senate confirmation, days after the Florida Republican was reelected to a fourth term in Congress. The pick cut into Republicans&#8217; narrow majority in the House and Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, pleaded with Mr. Trump not to poach any more members for administration roles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The slim majority stalled Mr. Trump&#8217;s first choice for U.N. ambassador, Republican <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elise-stefanik-nomination-un-ambassador-in-jeopardy\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Rep. Elise Stefanik<\/a><\/span> of New York. 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