On Tuesday, State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about Mike Waltz Mandate at the UN.
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00:00Thank you. I asked one of my questions, but the Trump administration released a budget blueprint on Friday.
00:07It's not a leak or a draft. It's an actual budget blueprint that they send to Congress, and it includes massive cuts for the United Nations.
00:15So with Ambassador-designate Waltz heading there, presumably at some point this year, I mean, what is going to be his mandate?
00:23Is he going in with priorities to advance certain U.S. interests, or is he going in with more of like a Secretary McMahon's mandate to kind of start to unwind things, so to speak?
00:34What is his mandate going to look like?
00:37Well, I think that conversation is something that President Trump and soon-to-be Ambassador Waltz would be having.
00:44What we do know is that what the White House submits to Congress is a budget that reflects their commitments and what they want.
00:51And it certainly is consistent with the nature of what they're trying to do with government, which is not just for the sake of making it smaller, but making it more efficient.
00:59You've got to be nimble, and you've got to know what your mission is.
01:03You've got to be spending money based in a way that is a reflection of what the American foreign policy is, what our values are.
01:12And that bigger doesn't necessarily mean better.
01:15It certainly doesn't mean necessarily that you can get things done.
01:18As a matter of fact, the more bureaucracy, the less that you're able to accomplish.
01:22So from the start, and I have a feeling we might be talking about this for four years, is the fact that just because something is changing or looks different doesn't mean it doesn't exist or it's not going to do the same job.
01:36It will do a better job.
01:38That is always the goal, and that is the focus.
01:41And then, of course, this is a budget recommendation from the White House, and then we will watch that unfold with Congress, but it certainly reflects the President's agenda and his goals.
01:52Yes, Eric.
01:53Thank you for joining us.