Senators react to Trump's plans to nominate Mike Waltz as U.N. ambassador
CBS News
[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '3.520', 'text': "As we've been reporting, President Trump"}, {'start': '1.760', 'end': '5.279', 'text': 'said Thursday he plans to nominate Mike'}, {'start': '3.520', 'end': '7.040', 'text': 'Waltz as US ambassador to the United'}, {'start': '5.279', 'end': '9.280', 'text': 'Nations. The announcement came just'}, {'start': '7.040', 'end': '10.960', 'text': 'hours after sources confirmed to CBS'}, {'start': '9.280', 'end': '13.120', 'text': 'News that Waltz was set to leave his'}, {'start': '10.960', 'end': '14.559', 'text': 'role as National Security Adviser.'}, {'start': '13.120', 'end': '17.359', 'text': 'Senators on both sides of the aisle'}, {'start': '14.559', 'end': '19.600', 'text': 'reacted Thursday to the news.'}, {'start': '17.359', 'end': '23.760', 'text': 'I think he is the first of a number who'}, {'start': '19.600', 'end': '26.039', 'text': "will go if we're fortunate because this"}, {'start': '23.760', 'end': '29.599', 'text': 'national security'}, {'start': '26.039', 'end': '30.960', 'text': "establishment is an abject failure. I'm"}, {'start': '29.599', 'end': '31.840', 'text': 'frankly tired of hearing about Signal.'}, {'start': '30.960', 'end': '33.120', 'text': "If Mike's leaving, that's the"}, {'start': '31.840', 'end': '35.120', 'text': "president's decision and we support"}, {'start': '33.120', 'end': '38.160', 'text': "that. I think they're holding the wrong"}, {'start': '35.120', 'end': '40.000', 'text': 'guy, you accountable.'}, {'start': '38.160', 'end': '41.280', 'text': 'Waltz has been under fire since he put'}, {'start': '40.000', 'end': '42.879', 'text': 'together that group chat using the'}, {'start': '41.280', 'end': '44.480', 'text': 'messaging app signal that mistakenly'}, {'start': '42.879', 'end': '46.640', 'text': 'included the Atlantic editor and chief'}, {'start': '44.480', 'end': '48.960', 'text': 'Jeffrey Goldberg and discussed sensitive'}, {'start': '46.640', 'end': '50.559', 'text': 'military information. Top administration'}, {'start': '48.960', 'end': '52.559', 'text': 'officials including Vice President JD'}, {'start': '50.559', 'end': '54.480', 'text': 'Vans and Defense Secretary Pete Hgsith'}, {'start': '52.559', 'end': '56.719', 'text': 'were in the chat and it discussed US'}, {'start': '54.480', 'end': '58.559', 'text': 'plans to strike Houthi targets in Yemen.'}, {'start': '56.719', 'end': '60.879', 'text': 'CBS News congressional reporter Torian'}, {'start': '58.559', 'end': '62.879', 'text': 'Small joins us now from Capitol Hill.'}, {'start': '60.879', 'end': '64.879', 'text': "Torian Walt's nomination to be"}, {'start': '62.879', 'end': '66.799', 'text': 'ambassador to the UN requires Senate'}, {'start': '64.879', 'end': '68.960', 'text': 'confirmation and Democratic Senator Mark'}, {'start': '66.799', 'end': '71.840', 'text': 'Warner said that his confirmation'}, {'start': '68.960', 'end': '73.280', 'text': 'hearing would be quote pretty brutal. I'}, {'start': '71.840', 'end': '75.840', 'text': 'take that to mean we can assume members'}, {'start': '73.280', 'end': '78.640', 'text': 'will take him to task over signal gate.'}, {'start': '75.840', 'end': '80.159', 'text': 'But would that be a bipartisan endeavor?'}, {'start': '78.640', 'end': '82.320', 'text': "Well, we'll see. I mean, what's in"}, {'start': '80.159', 'end': '84.720', 'text': 'opportune for us is around the time that'}, {'start': '82.320', 'end': '88.159', 'text': 'it was announced that Waltz would be uh'}, {'start': '84.720', 'end': '90.400', 'text': "Trump's pick to lead the UN or be UN"}, {'start': '88.159', 'end': '92.320', 'text': 'ambassador for the United States, most'}, {'start': '90.400', 'end': '93.920', 'text': 'senators had already left the Hill. So,'}, {'start': '92.320', 'end': '95.520', 'text': "we weren't really able to take the"}, {'start': '93.920', 'end': '97.200', 'text': 'temperature of Republicans to see if'}, {'start': '95.520', 'end': '98.880', 'text': 'they would be a part of that effort.'}, {'start': '97.200', 'end': '101.119', 'text': 'There were a few stragglers here. We'}, {'start': '98.880', 'end': '104.640', 'text': 'talked to Senator John Cornin and he'}, {'start': '101.119', 'end': '107.520', 'text': "said he would support Waltz's nomination"}, {'start': '104.640', 'end': '109.439', 'text': "and obviously he figured Democrats won't"}, {'start': '107.520', 'end': '112.399', 'text': 'be too much help in their efforts to get'}, {'start': '109.439', 'end': '114.640', 'text': 'him across the finish line again. But he'}, {'start': '112.399', 'end': '117.040', 'text': 'was asked specifically about whether or'}, {'start': '114.640', 'end': '120.399', 'text': 'not this signal check would be a part of'}, {'start': '117.040', 'end': '123.920', 'text': 'his considerations. He said that he'}, {'start': '120.399', 'end': '126.399', 'text': 'supports the relevant committee uh whose'}, {'start': '123.920', 'end': '128.800', 'text': 'two chairs have already submitted a'}, {'start': '126.399', 'end': '131.520', 'text': 'request for the inspector general of the'}, {'start': '128.800', 'end': '134.959', 'text': 'department of of defense to investigate'}, {'start': '131.520', 'end': '137.120', 'text': 'that group chat. But as far as whether'}, {'start': '134.959', 'end': '139.920', 'text': 'or not that would sway his opinion, it'}, {'start': '137.120', 'end': '141.920', 'text': "doesn't appear to be that way. Who we're"}, {'start': '139.920', 'end': '144.239', 'text': 'watching though are the usual suspects,'}, {'start': '141.920', 'end': '147.200', 'text': "right? That's senators Lisa Macowski of"}, {'start': '144.239', 'end': '150.000', 'text': 'Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, and'}, {'start': '147.200', 'end': '152.319', 'text': 'Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. They were'}, {'start': '150.000', 'end': '153.840', 'text': 'uh the ones who previously defected from'}, {'start': '152.319', 'end': '155.840', 'text': 'the party on the more controversial'}, {'start': '153.840', 'end': '158.720', 'text': 'picks. They voted for him previously,'}, {'start': '155.840', 'end': '160.800', 'text': 'but in light of the signal gate uh'}, {'start': '158.720', 'end': '162.319', 'text': "controversy. It's it's to be seen"}, {'start': '160.800', 'end': '164.400', 'text': 'whether or not they would vote against'}, {'start': '162.319', 'end': '165.680', 'text': 'him this time around. Congress is still'}, {'start': '164.400', 'end': '168.640', 'text': 'trying to pass that budget bill which'}, {'start': '165.680', 'end': '169.920', 'text': 'would cut up up to$2 trillion dollar in'}, {'start': '168.640', 'end': '171.920', 'text': "government spending. What's the latest"}, {'start': '169.920', 'end': '173.599', 'text': 'and where are those cuts coming from?'}, {'start': '171.920', 'end': '176.120', 'text': 'Well, we know the latest is there are'}, {'start': '173.599', 'end': '178.800', 'text': 'still some Republican holdouts who are'}, {'start': '176.120', 'end': '181.440', 'text': 'potentially uh muddying up deliberations'}, {'start': '178.800', 'end': '183.599', 'text': 'or negotiations about this. Senator or'}, {'start': '181.440', 'end': '185.480', 'text': 'Congress people like Alis Stefonic of'}, {'start': '183.599', 'end': '189.200', 'text': 'New York and some Republicans from'}, {'start': '185.480', 'end': '190.800', 'text': 'California are holding the line for'}, {'start': '189.200', 'end': '195.599', 'text': 'concessions on whether or not'}, {'start': '190.800', 'end': '201.040', 'text': 'Republicans would lift the federal uh uh'}, {'start': '195.599', 'end': '203.599', 'text': 'federal uh expenses or or uh cuts to'}, {'start': '201.040', 'end': '206.239', 'text': 'state and and local taxes, also known as'}, {'start': '203.599', 'end': '207.519', 'text': 'salt. Uh so if that happens, they say'}, {'start': '206.239', 'end': '209.280', 'text': "they'd be willing to play ball. We also"}, {'start': '207.519', 'end': '212.480', 'text': 'know fiscal conservatives within the'}, {'start': '209.280', 'end': '214.319', 'text': 'House Freedom Caucus still are uneasy'}, {'start': '212.480', 'end': '215.680', 'text': 'about the massive price tag that will'}, {'start': '214.319', 'end': '217.840', 'text': "come with this bill. They're looking to"}, {'start': '215.680', 'end': '220.000', 'text': 'see some deep cuts. Democrats are'}, {'start': '217.840', 'end': '222.159', 'text': 'arguing and claiming that those cuts'}, {'start': '220.000', 'end': '224.080', 'text': 'could come from those safety net'}, {'start': '222.159', 'end': '227.280', 'text': 'programs like Medicaid, like Social'}, {'start': '224.080', 'end': '229.519', 'text': 'Security. Uh but Republicans are'}, {'start': '227.280', 'end': '231.200', 'text': 'maintaining at large that they really'}, {'start': '229.519', 'end': '233.680', 'text': "only want to see cuts from what they're"}, {'start': '231.200', 'end': '235.680', 'text': 'calling waste, fraud, and abuse within'}, {'start': '233.680', 'end': '238.319', 'text': 'that program. Lindsay Torian Small,'}, {'start': '235.680', 'end': '238.319', 'text': 'thank you.'}]