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Mike Waltz

Republican

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations • Florida

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Former Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district.

@AmbWaltz

Statements (4)

Re: At the U.N., Trump Asks Whether to Make a Deal With Iran "or Do I Annihilate the Islamic Republic and Do It Quickly" and Says Tehran Is "Waiting to See How I Do in the Midterm" — Hours Later Witkoff and Kushner Sit Down With Iran's Foreign Minister for Three Hours, and Tim Kaine Asks "Who Talks Like That?"
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[Waltz, on Iran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Trump rejected:] It was a pretty cynical attempt to put something on the table that they knew was unacceptable. … They were asking for everything up front, with a promise that they would then talk.

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🔗Yahoo
Re: Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House "Effective Immediately," Saying They "Shouldn't Be Able to Constantly Write or Report FICTION and LIES" — the Next Morning the Secret Service Takes Their Reporters' Passes, and Chuck Schumer Says "Donald Trump Just Did What Dictators Throughout History Have Done"
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Well, I hear you, Jake, but I think we need fair, and objective, and well-sourced reporting. … There are over what, 50 seats in the press room. I don't think all of them, like Washington Post or New York Times, are exactly positive towards this administration. So that's a false narrative that it's about negative reporting. We need fair and objective reporting for the country. And that's President Trump's point.

🔗Redstate