Vaseline Woman Doesn’t Get Mexico Ambassador Post

Politico reports:

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is selecting former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Ronald Johnson to be the next U.S. ambassador to Mexico.

Johnson, a Green Beret who spent more than 20 years at the Central Intelligence Agency before a diplomatic posting in San Salvador, would bring significant foreign policy expertise to one of the most important bilateral diplomatic portfolios in the U.S. government.

The pick is likely to prompt relief in Mexico City, after rumors circulated for weeks in Mexico that Trump would nominate former news anchor and Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake to the post.

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Trump taps diplomat Ronald Johnson for ambassador to Mexico https://t.co/pcxaPKRFK7

— POLITICO (@politico) December 11, 2024

Trump officially taps Ron Johnson, who previously served as El Salvador ambassador, to Mexico ambassador — beating out Kari Lake, who’d had recent conversations about the position & was considered a top contender: pic.twitter.com/KF2iUvnYPC

— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) December 11, 2024