U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz dropped a bombshell on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria” this Tuesday, warning that China is aggressively angling for dominance over key United Nations institutions—and America can’t just bail on the whole organization in response. Waltz’s point is sharp: pulling out entirely would hand Beijing a blank check to reshape global norms unchecked, from human rights panels to disarmament talks. It’s a pragmatic gut check amid the Trump administration’s America First skepticism of multilateral bodies, reminding us that strategic engagement beats total withdrawal when the alternative is a CCP-led world order.

For the 2A community, this hits close to home because U.N. bodies like the Conference on Disarmament and various arms control committees have long been petri dishes for anti-gun globalism, pushing treaties like the Arms Trade Treaty that indirectly target civilian firearms ownership. China’s bid for control—evident in their stacking of WHO leadership and influence over peacekeeping ops—could turbocharge efforts to normalize small arms restrictions as “international consensus,” eroding U.S. sovereignty on self-defense rights. Waltz is right: ghosting these institutions risks letting Xi’s regime dictate the narrative, potentially amplifying narratives that frame AR-15s as “assault weapons of mass destruction” on the world stage. Instead, we need hawkish U.S. reps like Waltz inside the room, filibustering bad ideas and rallying allies to protect the sovereign right to bear arms.

The implications are stark—disengage, and China fills the vacuum with their brand of authoritarian “harmony,” where armed citizens are relics of a chaotic past. Stay and fight, and we safeguard 2A as a firewall against globalist overreach. This isn’t about loving the U.N.; it’s about not letting our enemies write the rules while we’re at the snack bar. 2A patriots should cheer Waltz’s realism: engagement with teeth keeps the red line firm.