While most of President Donald Trump’s major picks for top administration gigs are already in the books, a massive one was confirmed this week by the GOP-led Senate.
According to the Daily Caller, Mike Waltz, Trump’s former National Security Advisor, was confirmed by the Senate to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN).
Waltz was confirmed based on a party-line vote
The confirmation is just in time for the UN General Assembly gathering in New York City next week.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the only GOP member of the upper chamber to vote against Waltz’s confirmation.
Notably, three Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to vote in favor of confirming Waltz to the top job.
Those senators included Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ).
Waltz’s confirmation process has been somewhat rocky, as he had to wait following some initial turmoil in the process.
The Daily Caller noted:
“Waltz was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 24, but was one of numerous nominees to be sent back to committee in early September due to Democrats’ complaints over the initial panel votes.
“He again passed the committee’s muster on Wednesday, with Shaheen,