Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL), President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser, said during an interview over the weekend that it was a mistake for U.S. adversaries to believe that they could play the Biden administration off of the incoming Trump administration.
Waltz made the remarks during a Sunday interview on “Fox News Sunday” while talking about the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
“This is a clear escalation,” Waltz said of Russia’s decision to introduce a more advanced ballistic missile into the war. “And the concern has been, where is this escalation going?”
“This is in response, in large part, to North Korea sending troops,” he continued. “We have now responded by allowing these strikes deeper into Russia, and I want to be clear that they are hitting things like supply depots and airfields and pushing the Russian offensive…
