In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) grilled Mike Waltz, President Trump’s disgraced former National Security Advisory-turned-UN nominee, during yesterday’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing. Booker highlighted how Waltz' “profound cowardice” during his Signalgate scandal is disqualifying for the office he seeks to hold.
See for yourself:
Fox News
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said he saw Mike Waltz take no accountability during the hearing for his role in Signalgate.
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Fox News
'Profound cowardice': Booker slams Waltz for 'failure of leadership,' Signalgate accountability
By Diana Stancy
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., accused Mike Waltz of displaying ‘profound cowardice’ at the former national security advisor's confirmation hearing to represent the U.S. at the U.N. Tuesday, amid questions about the Signal group chat that his team had set up to discuss strikes against the Houthis in March.
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NY Post
Mike Waltz grapples with 'Signalgate' during UN confirmation hearing
By Ryan King
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Perhaps the most forceful Democrat who Waltz faced Tuesday was Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who accused him of being untruthful about how Goldberg was added to the Signal chat.
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NPR
Trump's pick for ambassador to the U.N. grilled over Signal chat scandal
By Michele Keleman
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Cory Booker, D-N.J [...] accused Waltz of deflecting blame and of ‘profound cowardice’ for his lack of leadership during the Signal chat controversy
"‘At a moment where our national security was clearly compromised, you denied, you deflected and then you demeaned and degraded those people who objectively told the truth and criticized your actions," Booker said, calling the incident "disqualifying.’
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Raw Story
'Cowardice!' Cory Booker loses it after Mike Waltz blames Biden for Signalgate
By David Edwards
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The New Jersey senator chewed out President Donald Trump's nominee for United Nations ambassador at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
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POLITICO
Democrats accuse Waltz of lying over Signalgate and berate him for not expressing regret
By Cheyanne Daniels
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[T]he most pointed criticism came from Booker, who questioned Waltz’s character given the way he handled both the chat and the aftermath.”
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Senator Booker criticizes Mike Waltz during U.N. Ambassador Hearing
“I have no questions. I cannot support your nomination. I think you’ve shown a failure of leadership at a time when America especially needs people of honor to stand up and show what leadership actually is.”
Senator Booker criticizes Mike Waltz during U.N. Ambassador Hearing
“Every one of us had made mistakes, but what America expects from leaders, especially leaders who are tasked with our national security, or could be tasked for the position you are nominated for, is for people to stand up and just take responsibility. Take accountability.
“Instead, in a moment when our national security was clearly compromised, you denied, you deflected, and then you demeaned and degraded those people who objectively told the truth and criticized your actions. Smearing people, attacking folks, singling them out. This further compounds what I think is disqualifying about you for this position. It also to me just shows profound cowardice.”
Salon
Dems accuse Waltz of “profound cowardice” during Signalgate scandal
By Cheyenne McNeill
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, criticized Waltz’s inability to take accountability. Booker said Waltz ‘denied’ and ‘deflected’ rather than own up to his mistakes, something the New Jersey senator said is a ‘failure of leadership.’ He called Waltz’s actions a show of’“profound cowardice.’”
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The New Republic
By Edith Olmstead
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New Jersey Senator Cory Booker took Waltz to task[...] ‘You said this journalist intentionally infiltrated that Signal chain. You said that he was ‘sucked in.’ You denied, deflected, and then you did something that really, to me, really lacks integrity.
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The Daily Beast
Mike Waltz Accused of Lying About Signalgate in Brutal Hearing
By Sarah Ewall-Wice
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Booker listed excuses Waltz made after his role in the leak was revealed. ‘You denied, deflected and then you did something that to me really lacks integrity, it’s that you sought out to demean and degrade that very journalist in crass and frankly cruel ways that made him a target. That’s not leadership,’ said Booker, who blasted Waltz for ‘profound cowardice.’
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Mediate
Cory Booker Rips Into Ex-NSA Chief Mike Waltz Over Signalgate: ‘Profound Cowardice’
By Tom Durante
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Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) tore into ex-NSA chief Mike Waltz on Tuesday, accusing President Donald Trump’s nominee for UN ambassador of ‘profound cowardice’ in failing to take responsibility for his role in the Signalgate scandal earlier this year.