While most of President Donald Trump’s major picks for top administration gigs are already in the books, a massive one was confirmed this week by the GOP-led Senate.
According to the Daily Caller, Mike Waltz, Trump’s former National Security Advisor, was confirmed by the Senate to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN).
Waltz was confirmed based on a party-line vote
The confirmation is just in time for the UN General Assembly gathering in New York City next week.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the only GOP member of the upper chamber to vote against Waltz’s confirmation.
Notably, three Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to vote in favor of confirming Waltz to the top job.
Those senators included Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ).
Waltz’s confirmation process has been somewhat rocky, as he had to wait following some initial turmoil in the process.
The Daily Caller noted:
“Waltz was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 24, but was one of numerous nominees to be sent back to committee in early September due to Democrats’ complaints over the initial panel votes.
“He again passed the committee’s muster on Wednesday, with Shaheen, the panel’s top Democrat, voting yes, and only one Republican, Paul, voting no.”
During his interview process, Waltz said that there’s “good and meaningful work to be done,” after saying that he believes the United Nations needs a “major reform.”
Congratulations, Mr. Ambassador! Saturday morning at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, Mike Waltz was sworn in as the 32nd U.S. Representative to the United Nations. pic.twitter.com/SbWT8Bqkhg
— U.S. Mission to the UN (@USUN) September 20, 2025
“Congratulations – may you have great success in straightening that horrifically crooked organization, the UN,” one X user wrote.
Waltz has been a major player in the Trump administration.
However, he found himself embroiled in controversy early on as the national security advisor.
The Daily Caller recalled:
“Waltz became entangled in controversy during his just over three-month tenure as national security advisor after adding Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic and longtime Trump critic, to an 18-person group chat on the messaging app Signal in March 2025.
“The messages, published by the outlet, were discussing pending strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.”
Waltz ultimately left his position.
Nevertheless, it was quickly confirmed that Waltz still had the full confidence of the president and the White House.
As such, Trump nominated Waltz for the UN ambassador gig on the same day he left his post as national security adviser.
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