{"id":2461840,"date":"2025-07-15T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-mike-waltz-testifies-at-confirmation-hearing-to-be-us-ambassador-to-un\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:43:09","slug":"watch-live-mike-waltz-testifies-at-confirmation-hearing-to-be-us-ambassador-to-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-mike-waltz-testifies-at-confirmation-hearing-to-be-us-ambassador-to-un\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Mike Waltz testifies at confirmation hearing to be US ambassador to UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-mike-waltz-testifies-at-confirmation-hearing-to-be-us-ambassador-to-un%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2461840&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Representative Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee for U.S.ambassador to the United Nations, is undergoing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">confirmation hearing<\/a> before the Senate foreign Relations Committee. This hearing marks Waltz&#8217;s first public questioning since his removal as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a> after mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >discussed sensitive military matters<\/a>. Lawmakers,especially Democrats,are expected to rigorously question waltz about this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journalist-added-to-trump-admins-group-chat-discussing-houthi-strikes\/\" title=\"Journalist added to Trump admin...s group chat discussing Houthi strikes\">national security lapse<\/a> and evaluate his suitability to serve in the Cabinet,even though the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiger-woods-shoots-69-in-first-competitive-round-since-open-championship\/\" title=\"Tiger Woods Shoots 69 In First Competitive Round Since Open Championship\">ambassador role<\/a> is considered less prominent. Senator Chris Coons indicated that the incident will be a significant focus of the hearing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Mike Waltz testifies at confirmation hearing to be US ambassador to UN<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mike Waltz's confirmation hearing for US Ambassador to the UN\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HaHZFd_xH3E?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United Nations<\/a>, former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3468785\/mike-waltz-signalgate-hearing-trump-cabinet-post-un-ambassador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rep. Mike Waltz<\/a>, will face the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing around 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3468785\/mike-waltz-signalgate-hearing-trump-cabinet-post-un-ambassador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MIKE WALTZ TO FACE SIGNALGATE GRILLING IN HEARING TO FILL LAST TRUMP CABINET POST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3471037\/threats-surge-year-trump-assassination-attempt-we-need-protection\/\">Threats surge in year after Trump assassination attempt: &#8216;We need more protection&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3471083\/white-house-squeezes-senate-holdouts-doge-cuts\/\">White House squeezes Senate holdouts to pass DOGE cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3470698\/senate-trump-first-judicial-appointment-whitney-hermandorfer-second-term\/\">Senate confirms Trump&rsquo;s first judicial appointment of second term<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Waltz will face questioning from lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser weeks after mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive military plans.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing will mark the first opportunity for Democrats on the panel to grill Waltz about the national security blunder and his judgment to serve as a presidential Cabinet member, albeit in a lesser-profile role. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I expect he will be asked that many times,&rdquo; Sen. 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