US EditionMike Waltz to be questioned about Signal chat at Senate hearing on UN role
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – Mike Waltz faces scrutiny over a Signal chat breach that led to his removal from a national security post, as Senate Republicans support his UN ambassador nomination.
- Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will face questioning from lawmakers about accidentally adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive military plans.
- Waltz took responsibility for the incident, which led to criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who shared the sensitive plans in the chat.
- Waltz has spent the last several weeks meeting with senators ahead of his confirmation hearing, where he only needs a majority in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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