WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump nominated national security adviser Mike Waltz to be ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday, tapping Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement. Rubio will double as the top diplomat.
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Mike Waltz at the White House on April 3. Waltz was one of the most anti-China members of Congress before becoming national security adviser. © Reuters
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