Dem
47
GOP
53
After former NSA Mike Waltz invited a journalist to be on an insecure communication channel where he discussed confidential imminent war plans—twice—the backlash was so great that Donald Trump had to do something. But he hates to admit he was wrong, so rather than firing Waltz altogether, he tried to move him to a different, but similar, position: ambassador to the United Nations. It is not exactly even clear if that is a demotion. It is more like a lateral transfer.
In any event, nominees for U.N. ambassador have to be confirmed by the Senate. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said the confirmation hearing will be brutal. Warner and others are sure to ask something like: "You have already violated the DoD security protocols multiple times and put our servicemembers' lives at risk. Why should we believe you won't continue putting national security at risk?"
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) agreed with Warner. She said: "It will be a brutal hearing. He is not qualified for the job just by nature of the fact he participated in the Signal chain. In fact, I believe everybody on that Signal chain needs to be fired, because not a single one of them spoke up and said 'Hey, this is inappropriate and we need to be in a secure channel.'" She said that no matter what he says at the hearing, she is a "no" vote because he is incapable of handling classified information. (V)