ALBAWABA - After excluding Nikki Haley, US President-elect Donald Trump unveiled the person he chose to become the US ambassador to the United Nations.
CNN reported citing two sources that Donald Trump has offered Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik to be the US ambassador to the UN. It is worth noting that the New York congresswoman has been a strong ally of Trump and a "major fundraiser for the GOP".
It is worth noting that on Sunday former US President said that he won't be choosing Nikki Haley to be in his upcoming administration. Trump wrote on Truth Social: "I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation."
In response, Nikki posted on her X account regarding her execution from the upcoming US administration, saying: "I was proud to work with President Trump defending America at the United Nations."
She added: "I wish him, and all who serve, great success in moving us forward to a stronger, safer America over the next four years."
Who is Elise Stefanik?
Elise Stefanik is a congresswoman who represents New York’s 21st District for a fifth term and serves as the House Republican Conference Chair and most senior Republican in New York.
According to US media, Stefanik, at the time of her first election in 2014, was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress in the history of the country.
According to her website, Stefanik is a senior member of the "Armed Services Committee, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as well the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government."
