Rep. Michael Walz (R-Florida), who President-elect Trump has chosen to be his national security adviser in the next administration, said Sunday that the Trump transition team is “working closely with the Biden administration on national security.” ” He said he is working on it.
“Jake and me, [White House national security adviser] Jake Sullivan and I had a discussion. We’ve met,” Walz told anchor Gillian Turner on “Fox News Sunday.”
“For our adversaries who think this is a chance to pit one administration against the other, they are wrong, we are, and we are working together. We are one team with the United States,” he added.
President Trump told Truth Social that Walz is a member of the House Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence committees and is an “expert on the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran, and global terrorism.” , said he was “a champion of our America.” It will be a prime foreign policy challenge and a great champion of the pursuit of peace through force. ”
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President Biden and the president-elect met in the Oval Office earlier this month following a tense election cycle. The current president said during the meeting that he expected a “smooth transition.”
In response, President Trump said, “It's going to go as smoothly as possible, and I'm very grateful for that, Joe.”
Walz said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that when it comes to national security, the next president must “execute these policies that he outlined and continue the great policies that he had during his first, first term.” I have a mission to do so.” .
