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Trump Picks HASC Member, China Hawk Mike Waltz As National Security Adviser

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, November 12th, 2024

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Trump Picks HASC Member, China Hawk Mike Waltz As National Security Adviser

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.)

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, to serve as national security adviser in his next administration. Waltz, a former Green Beret officer, is considered a “China hawk” and is set to serve a major role in the second Trump administration’s policy approach to competition with Beijing, assistance to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion approaches the three-year mark and continued conflict in the Middle East, to include the war in Gaza.…

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