The day is finally here…
On Monday, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) resigned from the House as he prepares to join President-elect Trump’s Cabinet as national security adviser.
Waltz’s resignation was read on the House floor just over an hour before Trump was scheduled to be sworn in, officially bringing the breakdown in the House to 218 Republicans and 215 Democrats.
“As I prepare to assume my duties as National Security Advisor to the president-elect, Donald J. Trump, I hereby make my resignation official from the U.S. House of Representatives, effective January 20th, 2025,” the letter read. “I intend to serve out my term in the 118th Congress, and to be sworn into the 118th Congress. I have also submitted by notice to Governor Ron DeSantis to advise him on my resignation.”
Trump formally announced in November that he had selected Waltz to join his administration as National Security Adviser.
“Mike is the first Green Beret to have been elected to Congress, and previously served in the White House and Pentagon,” Trump said in a statement. “Mike served in the Army Special Forces for 27 years where he was deployed multiple times in combat for which he was awarded four Bronze Stars, including two with Valor.”
The position of national security adviser is not subject to Senate confirmation, making Waltz part of the Cabinet as soon as Trump takes office.
Trump kicked off the day with a service at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. before heading to the Capitol.
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