The White House on Thursday gave Mike Waltz An election in his next work, as a strategy of President Trump to take him out as a national security advisor of about 100 days in his administration, sources familiar with the matter to CBS News said.
In conversations with the Chief of Cabinet Susie Wiles, Waltz was sacrificed several embassies, including the ambassador to Saudi Arabia. After some consideration, Waltz chose the work of the UN ambassador. Trump announced the change in a publication on social networks several hours after the news broke out on Thursday morning that Waltz would leave his job.
Friday was scheduled to be Waltz’s last day at the White House, the sources said, since Secretary of State Frame Rubio goes to double roles as an interim national security advisor and the main diplomatic of the United States. Rubio and Waltz with Thursday to start the transfer.
The spokesmen of the National Security Council declined to comment.
A deputy from Waltz, Alex Wong, remains in the National Security Council. There were discussions on Thursday at the West Wing about his departure, but Wong is helping the transition, the sources said.
Trump considers the Saudi Arabia Publish to be consistent and have a selective bone about it, the sources said. He has asked several people, including the former main advisor of the White House, Jared Kushner, his son -in -law, about possible names.
It was not clear if Trump would announce his choice for the ambassador to the kingdom before traveling to the Middle East. It is also scheduled to stop in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16.
In 2017, Mr. Trump He chose Saudi Arabia Be your first foreign destination as president. The oil rich in oil is not only one of the main producers within the OPEC and, therefore, key to global economic dynamics, is also the largest customer in the world for us, weapons made.
The president has dedicated himself to the inclusion of Saudi Arabia in the Abraham agreementswho was his first period signature series or bilateral diplomatic agreements. The agreement normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states. As president, Joe Biden also tried to bring the Saudi to the fold in exchange for security guarantees of the United States and a civil nuclear program, but the Israel-Ahamas war in Gaza complicated those efforts.
Duration The first mandate of Mr. Trump, the retired commander from the army and the Centcom commander, John Abizaid, served as an ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has publicly requested a path to a future Palestinian state as part of any agreement. Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and the site of the sacred cities of Mecca and Medina. The inclusion of Saudi Arabia would bring strategic and symbolic elevators to Trump’s attempts to transform the Middle East.
Margaret Brennan contributed to this report.
