President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News on Monday that Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference and a longtime ally, will be the ambassador to the United Nations, a Trump transition official confirmed to NBC News on Monday. appointed.
Stefanik is the first candidate for the Cabinet of Ministers for the second term of Trump in the White House.
“I am honored to nominate Chairman Elise Stefanik for the post of US Ambassador to the United Nations in the Cabinet of Ministers. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough and smart America First warrior,” Trump told the New York Post, which received a statement from the president-elect.
He was the first to report the news CNN. NBC News has reached out to Stefanik’s office for comment.
Stefanik, 40, has been a staunch defender of Israel in response to the October 7 attacks by Hamas and Last year, he spoke out about anti-Semitism on college campuses. A day before last week’s election, Stefanik called for refinancing United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Because he claims that Hamas infiltrated.
There is Israel accused The personnel of the organization that participated in the October 7 terrorist attacks fired at least 10 people. Israeli parliament at the end of October, he voted to ban the organization.
Stefanik has served as chairman of the House Republican Conference since May 2021, succeeding then-Rep. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., was removed from the role because of her vocal criticism of Trump. Stefanik has served in the House of Representatives since 2015 and represents New York’s 21st Congressional District, which covers upstate New York, which borders Vermont and Canada.
Any Trump appointments that lead to House vacancies could spell trouble for House Republicans. Even if they could retain control of the lower house, the result of an election NBC News has yet to call, their margin would be slim, and they struggled throughout the last Congress to maintain effective control of the body by a slim margin.