President Donald Trump listed special missions envoy Ric Grenell and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman as possible replacements to serve as his U.N. ambassador after pulling Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) nomination last week.
“For the replacement, we have a lot of people that have asked about it and would like to do it: David Friedman, Ric Grenell, and maybe 30 other people,” Trump said Monday while speaking in the Oval Office.
Trump pulled Stefanik’s nomination on Thursday as concerns over Republicans’ slim majority in the House grew ahead of the Florida special elections this week. Despite being nominated for the position less than a week after the November election, the Trump loyalist’s confirmation vote had been stalled for months due to House GOP leadership’s
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