Mike Waltz vows the U.S. will defend 'every inch' of NATO territory. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A source familiar with Waltz’s plans told Fox News Digital that he will reform the U.N. by working to "clean up the woke nonsense that’s infected the U.N., like so many other government institutions."
The source told Fox News Digital that Waltz plans to reform U.N. agencies focused on climate and "woke" programs.
The source stressed that Waltz will also reform the way the United States is represented at the U.N.
"President Trump is the president for peace," another source familiar with Waltz’s plans told Fox News Digital. "The U.N.’s original mandate was to bring everybody together and prevent wars or stop wars."
The source added: "We need to get back to basics."
Mike Waltz is a retired Army National Guard colonel and former Green Beret. (Mike Waltz)
Meanwhile, on his first day at the U.N., Waltz warned Monday that the U.S. and its allies will defend "every inch" of NATO territory after Russian fighter jets violated Estonian airspace.
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"The United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these airspace violations, and I want to take this first opportunity to repeat and to emphasize the United States and our allies will defend every inch of NATO territory," Waltz said during opening remarks of the U.N. General Assembly high-level week. "Russia must urgently stop dangerous behavior."
The warning marked one of Waltz’s first public statements since his Senate confirmation. It came days after three Russian MiG-31 jets flew deep into Estonian airspace — the closest such incursion to the Baltic nation’s Parliament building in years — raising fears Moscow is testing NATO’s resolve.
Fox News' Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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