Michael Waltz
| Michael Waltz | |||
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| 29th United States National Security Advisor From: January 20, 2025 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Jake Sullivan | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Florida's 6th Congressional District From: January 3, 2019 – January 20, 2025 | |||
| Predecessor | Ron DeSantis | ||
| Successor | vacant | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Julia Nesheiwat | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Allegiance | Unites States | ||
| Service/branch | United States Army | ||
| Service Years | 1996–present | ||
| Rank | Colonel | ||
| Unit | U.S. Army Special Forces | ||
| Battles/wars | Afghan War | ||
| Awards | Bronze Star (4) | ||
Michael George Glen Waltz (born January 31, 1974) is an American politician, former Green Berets officer and counterterrorism adviser to Dick Cheney during the illegal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.[1] In 2025 he assumed the position to head the National Security Council as Jake Sullivan's successor.[2]
In November 2018, he was first elected to the United States House of Representatives to succeed the seat held by Ron DeSantis. Waltz is a Republican and represented Florida's 6th congressional district. He served as a leak-source for the neocon anti-Trump rag The Atlantic while sitting on the House Intelligence Committee during the Russiagate hoax investigation.
Waltz is former White House and Pentagon policy advisor, "a small business owner, an author, and a proud father." He is the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress.[3]
Congress
Waltz succeeded Ron DeSantis who was elected to be governor of Florida. He served formerly in the Pentagon as defense policy director for Secretaries of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates. He supports many establishment warmonger ideas like opposing withdrew from Afghanistan, he also voted for Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158) which effectively prohibits ICE from cooperating with Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of unaccompanied alien children (UACs).[4] Waltz was among 47 Republicans to codify Obergefell v. Hodges (gay marriage).
Waltz and Rep. Adam Kinzinger publicly criticized President Donald Trump for seeking peace with the Taliban.[5]
Signalgate
Waltz claimed that he's "never met, don't know, never communicated with" Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of the anti-Trump deep state rag The Atlantic. Investigative reporter Paul Sperry tweeted: "Though Waltz insists, 'I wasn't talking to [Goldberg],' a US intel official told me Waltz was a source for Goldberg while on HPSCI. 'There's no need for an investigation to figure out how he was added to the chat. Goldberg was in his address book b/c he's been talking to him'".[7] Waltz was photographed standing with Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C.. The event was moderated by Goldberg.
When questioned by a reporter Goldberg initially declined to comment about his history with Waltz,[8] but later said that Waltz denying that he ever met or spoke with Goldberg was "simply not true".[9]
References
- ↑ https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/03/trump-administration-profile-mike-waltz/
- ↑ Trump confirms Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser pick. Fox News, Nov 12, 2024
- ↑ Biography | U.S. Representative Mike Waltz
- ↑ https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2019/h690
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/08/politics/michael-waltz-taliban-9-11-pompeo-cnntv/index.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/AnnaBower/status/1904912087958122785L
- ↑ https://twitter.com/paulsperry_/status/1904966746525868173
- ↑ https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/why-is-mike-waltz-pretending-he-never-met-jeffrey-goldberg-the-answer-is-painfully-obvious/
- ↑ https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/03/30/goldberg-says-mike-waltz-claims-about-never-knowing-him-or-speaking-to-him-are-simply-not-true/
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