President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming national security advisor Mike Waltz is a frequent critic of the Liberal government and has expressed excitement at the possibility of Pierre Poilievre replacing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Earlier this week, American media reported that Trump asked Republican congressman Waltz to serve as his national security advisor in the President-elect’s incoming administration.
Waltz, a former army Green Beret, has been a leading critic of China’s attempt to expand its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, publishing a book earlier this year describing a strategy to prevent war with China by arming Taiwan and modernizing the American military.
Waltz is also a frequent critic of the Trudeau government.
In May, Waltz reposted a video from Poilievre, depicting the Conservative leader mocking Trudeau for his national housing plan. Waltz claimed that Poilievre’s party would defeat the Liberals in a 2025 election and reorient Canada in a better direction.
“This guy is going to send Trudeau packing in 2025 (finally) and start digging Canada out of the progressive mess it’s in. His trolling of Trudeau’s nonsense worth a watch!” said Waltz.
Waltz has also frequently criticized the Liberal government for their foreign policy approach.
In 2021, Waltz slammed Trudeau for abstaining from voting on a motion that condemned the Chinese Communist Party for committing genocide against China’s Uyghur Muslim population. The motion passed unanimously in the House of Commons, but Prime Minister Trudeau and his entire cabinet abstained from the vote.
“As I told the @freebeacon, it’s a great first step for Canada to recognize the ongoing genocide in Xinjiang but shameful @justintrudeau abstained from the vote. We stand with our Canadian allies who are opening the door to #BeijingBoycott2022,” said Waltz.
The year after, Waltz criticized the Trudeau government for allowing a Chinese government-owned firm to purchase a Canadian lithium mine at a time when the United States and its allies were beginning to take a firmer stance against the communist regime.
“We need answers on why Justin Trudeau’s government allowed the sale of a lithium mine to a Chinese-state owned entity at such a critical time to secure energy independence. Was the Biden Administration consulted per our agreement with Canada?” said Waltz.
Waltz is also a critic of Canada’s relatively modest commitment to defence spending, arguing that the United States indirectly funds the welfare states of protectorate countries like Canada, Germany, and France.
“Our defense budget shouldn’t subsidize Germany, France, and Canada’s welfare states. We deserve better from our NATO allies,” said Waltz.
After a historic victory, winning 312 electoral college votes while winning the popular vote, President-elect Trump will be sworn into office on January 20th. Trump will become the 47th President of the United States and the only president besides Grover Cleveland to serve non-consecutively.
