House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told Newsmax on Tuesday that he feels “real confident” that the seats being vacated by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., are “both safe” and will be filled by Republicans in special elections.

Stefanik and Waltz have been tapped by the incoming Trump administration to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and national security adviser, respectively.

“I’m so proud of Elise,” Scalise said during an appearance on “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” “I’ve been talking to her for a while about the opportunity to serve as U.N. Ambassador if she was so chosen, which she was, by President [-elect Donald] Trump, and I think she’s going to do a great service to President Trump and the nation in that role.

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