Rep. Mike Waltz resigns from House on Inauguration Day, shrinking GOP majority
Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., resigned from his position in the House of Representatives Monday.
Waltz told Fox News he would be resigning on Inauguration Day prior to the announcement read on the House floor, bringing the majority down to 218 to 215 Democrats.
"As I prepare to assume my duties as National Security Advisor to the president-elect, Donald J. Trump, I hereby make my resignation official from the U.S. House of Representatives, effective January 20th, 2025," the letter read. "I intend to serve out my term in the 118th Congress, and to be sworn into the 118th Congress. I have also submitted by notice to Governor Ron DeSantis to advise him on my resignation."
Trump formally announced in November that he had selected Waltz to join his administration as National Security Adviser.
"Mike is the first Green Beret to have been elected to Congress, and previously served in the White House and Pentagon," Trump said in a statement. "Mike served in the Army Special Forces for 27 years where he was deployed multiple times in combat for which he was awarded four Bronze Stars, including two with Valor."
Fox News' Aishah Hasnie contributed to this report.
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