The sight of a patriotic American walking the Hall of Flags and telling the truth about the United Nations should make every citizen proud. Mike Waltz has taken the U.S. ambassador’s podium and turned it into a platform for American strength and accountability, a welcome change from the limp diplomacy we’ve seen too often. His confirmation finally fills an important post and sends the message that America intends to be respected again on the world stage.
During a recent walk through the UN headquarters, Waltz showed off the famous Hall of Flags and the historic artwork that decorates the building, reminding viewers that this institution was meant to promote peace, not serve as a soapbox for bad actors. He even handed out a “MUNGA” hat — Make the UN Great Again — a cheeky, patriotic riff on the MAGA brand that signals he isn’t here to play nice with the status quo. That small moment crystallizes a larger truth: conservatives will use humor and hard talk to reclaim institutions that have lost their way.
Americans aren’t being represented by a dilettante; Waltz is a veteran, a former Green Beret and congressman who has lived national security, not lectured about it from a think tank. His resume and battlefield record make him exactly the sort of steady, principled leader the U.S. needs at the UN after years of hollow rhetoric and multilateral appeasement. He’s no stranger to controversy — his brief tenure as national security adviser and the Signal chat episode became a political football — but conservatives ought to judge him on results, not cable-show drama.
Waltz didn’t stumble into this role by accident; he pledged openly to “Make the UN Great Again,” and he means it. That vow is the kind of unapologetic, America-first language that moves policy, not platitudes, and it’s already rattling the international bureaucracy that has grown used to U.S. weakness. If the UN wants our taxpayers’ help, it will earn it by reforming, not by lecturing Americans about moral superiority.
Republican leadership in Washington has wisely decided to use leverage — funding, votes, and American influence — to demand transparency and effectiveness from the UN, and Waltz is the right man to wield that leverage. Cutting wasteful aid and insisting on concrete reform is not isolationism; it’s common-sense stewardship of American resources and values. Conservatives should celebrate that our government is finally pushing back against globalist schemes that redistribute American wealth while ignoring real humanitarian priorities.
Hardworking Americans deserve an ambassador who stands tall, defends our interests, and refuses to be cowed by international elites. Waltz’s Hall of Flags walk and his bold MUNGA branding are more than theater — they are the opening notes of a policy shift that puts the United States back in the driver’s seat. If patriots want results, not apologies, they should rally behind a diplomat who will Make the UN Great Again and make sure American power is used wisely and proudly.
