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WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has selected Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as his nominee to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Trump said in a pair of tweets that Craft "has done an outstanding job representing our Nation" and he has "no doubt that, under her leadership, our Country will be represented at the highest level."
Two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters had told The Associated Press that Trump had been advised that Craft's confirmation would be the smoothest of the three candidates he had been considering to fill the job last held by Nikki Haley.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had backed Craft for the post, and she also has the support of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton, the people said. Trump's first pick to replace Haley, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, withdrew over the weekend.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-picks-ambassador-to-canada-for-un-post/ar-BBTXOzz?li=BBnb7Kz
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,461 posts)Trumps nominee is also his customer. Trump hotel docs show she was high rate guest w/20+ visits, hit Gold status in Trump Card rewards
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@realDonaldTrump nominated the wife of a coal-mine owner to an environmentally sensitive position and Twitter is blowing up about @SenFeinstein?? This is how the GOP wins- they get us to tear ourselves into little pieces while they act cynically in the shadows.
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Vinca
(50,273 posts)It's amazing when you think about the highly intelligent and well qualified U.N. ambassadors during O's time in office. Trump has a casting call and a donation box by the door. If you're blond and give him money you're in.
lame54
(35,292 posts)both sides have good arguments