President-elect Donald Trump has asked Representative Mike Waltz to be his White House national security adviser, according to multiple reports.
Waltz, the first Green Beret veteran to serve in Congress, was deployed in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa.
Waltz would be at the forefront of addressing various national security crises if appointed. These include the ongoing effort to supply weapons to Ukraine, escalating concerns about the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea, persistent attacks in the Middle East by Iranian proxies, and the push for a ceasefire between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah.
The Republican, who just won his third term, was first elected to Congress in 2018 and succeeded Ron DeSantis, who went on to be elected the governor of Florida. Waltz previously served at the Pentagon as a defense policy director for Secretaries of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates in the George W. Bush administration.
The Florida congressman is a member of the House China …