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GOP Rep. Mike Waltz tapped for Trump's national security advisor

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Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., has been offered the role of National Security Advisor (NSA) in the next Trump administration, a source confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Waltz has been one of Trump's most visible surrogates during the 2024 campaign, helping spearhead military outreach leading the Veterans For Trump coalition.

The Florida congressman is the first retired Green Beret to serve in Congress and had previous administration experience as a policy adviser to former Defense Secretaries Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates.

The Wall Street Journal first reported Waltz being offered the role.

Rep. Mike Waltz was offered the role of National Security Advisor, a source said

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