President-elect Donald Trump has offered the job of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to Rep. Elise Stefanik and the New York Republican has accepted the offer, a senior source close to the presidential transition confirmed to CBS News.
The New York Post was first to report the developments, with statements from Trump and Stefanik.
“I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations.
Ambassador to the United Nations,” Stefanik said.
Donald Trump has offered the position of U.S. A. Representative to the United Nations as ambassador. A senior source familiar with the presidential transition told CBS News that Elise Stefanik and the New York Republican had accepted the offer.
The news was first reported by the New York Post, which included quotes from Stefanik and Trump. CNN cited two sources in their report.
It gives me great pleasure to propose Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to be U. A. The United Nations ambassador. “Elise is an America First fighter who is exceptionally strong, tough, and intelligent,” Trump told CBS News in a statement.
Stefanik gave the Post a statement confirming her acceptance of the position.
“When President Trump nominated me to be a member of his Cabinet as U.S. S. . “United Nations Ambassador,” Stefanik declared. During our chat, I expressed my profound humility at accepting President Trump’s nomination and my eagerness to win over my fellow senators. “..”.
Senate confirmation is required for the position.
Stefanik, a vocal and ardent supporter of Trump and the No. The fourth House Republican would succeed Nikki Haley as chair of the House Republican Conference, a position she held during the first Trump administration.
The G was pursued by the former governor of South Carolina. O. A. presidential nomination during the recently concluded election season, and after withdrawing from the race, she threw her support to Trump. Despite Haley’s declaration that she was “on standby” to represent him on the campaign trail, it never happened.
In late October, Stefanik gave a speech at the contentious Trump rally held at Madison sq\. Garden.
When three college presidents testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce last December regarding their responses to antisemitic incidents on their campuses following the October massacre, Stefanik was one of the most intense questioners. seven Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel.
The presidents were criticized by many Republican lawmakers for not doing enough to combat and condemn anti-Semitic sentiment.
The panel was attended by Claudine Gay of Harvard University, Liz Magill of the University of Pennsylvania, and Sally Kornbluth of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The presidents stated that while they respect free speech, they detest antisemitic rhetoric.
Magill and Gay eventually resigned.
