CNN: Trump Has Offered Stefanik UN Ambassador Post

CNN reports:

President-elect Donald Trump has offered Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik the job as US ambassador to the United Nations, two sources familiar told CNN on Sunday. The New York congresswoman, the fourth-ranking House Republican, has been a strong ally of the president-elect and a major fundraiser for the GOP.

Once a Trump skeptic — and occasional outright critic — during his 2016 presidential campaign and into the early days of his presidency, she shifted from detractor to defender — a move she explained was due in part due to Trump’s popularity in her upstate New York district.

As Trump sought the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, she was among a handful of potential running mates, a role for which she openly jockeyed. She also told CNN earlier this year that she’s “proud to be a top surrogate” and “would proudly serve in a future Trump administration.”

Read the full article. Stefanik famously deleted her condemnation of the Capitol insurrection once Trump launched his 2024 campaign. She has previously called for defunding the United Nations and her US House seat is safely red.

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