WATCH: Trump drops familiar name, lays out timeline for appointing new national security advisor

May 5, 2025

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From Fox News: President Donald Trump said Sunday that he plans to appoint a new national security advisor in about six months, telling reporters the former advisor, Mike Waltz, did not resign, but was instead tapped for an upgraded position as the administration’s ambassador to the United Nations.

Trump spoke with reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night, where he was asked about several topics, including the trade deals, Mexican cartels and the national security advisor position.

One reporter asked the president about Waltz’s exit as the national security advisor, which the president said he was being selected for what he called a “higher position,” or an “upgrade.”

“I didn’t lose confidence in him,” Trump said. “He’s going to the United Nations for a reason. To me, I think it’s personally, if I had assurance for myself… I’d rather have that job than the other.”

He also reiterated that Waltz did not resign, but instead, Trump moved him.

Currently, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is filling the role of interim national security advisor along with his other responsibilities, until President Trump names a new National Security Advisor. He said there are many people who want the job.

In an effort to try to find out who Trump may be considering for the position, one reporter asked if White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is on the list.

Trump responded, “Stephen Miller at the top of the totem pole? I mean, I think he sort of indirectly already has that job… because he has a lot to say about a lot of things. He’s a very valued person in the administration, Stephen Miller.”

WATCH the entire exchange with President Trump below, as he walked back to the press section of the plane and said, “Hello everybody!”