For Waltz, Advising Isolationist Trump Is Taiwan-Sized Challenge
- Top aide seeks to reconcile hawkish past with new boss’ views
- Waltz briefly met Taiwanese security officials at DC gathering
Michael Waltz speaks with Donald Trump at the Iowa State Fair in 2023.
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During a trip to Taiwan last year, Florida congressman Mike Waltz stressed the US needed to embrace “strategic clarity” and spell out to China that an invasion of the island would be met with a strong US response.
Now that he’s president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser, Waltz is beginning to see the value in ambiguity.