Politics President Trump's pick to replace Nikki Haley at the UN

[MARIS61]

Trump to announce Heather Nauert as pick for UN Ambassador Friday, sources tell Fox News

By Elizabeth Zwirz, John Roberts | Fox News
Trump to pick Heather Nauert as next UN ambassador
President Trump will tweet Friday morning that he is nominating State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, replacing outgoing official Nikki Haley, multiple sources tell Fox News.

Back in October, Nauert, a former Fox News host, was believed to be a "leading contender" for the position, sources familiar with the selection process said at the time.

Haley unexpectedly announced her resignation in October and promised to serve in her role through the end of 2018. At the time, she described her time in the position as a "blessing," but offered no reason for leaving except a belief that government officials must know "when it’s time to step aside."

In her resignation letter, she also dismissed the possibility of running in the 2020 election.

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"I expect to continue to speak out from time to time on important public policy matters, but I will surely not be a candidate for any office in 2020," she wrote. "As a private citizen, I look forward to supporting your re-election as President, and supporting the policies that will continue to move our great country toward even greater heights."

Trump praised Haley as a being a "fantastic person" who did "an incredible job" in the role.

Nauert was named as the State Department spokeswoman in April 2017.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tr...or-un-ambassador-friday-sources-tell-fox-news

 

[barfo]

Well, she's been on fox and friends. With such a well-qualified candidate, what could go wrong?

barfo

 

[riverman]

Well, she's been on fox and friends. With such a well-qualified candidate, what could go wrong?

barfo

She blended in with the members of the UN too well...Trump needs a blonde with some pop to make a statement about who's who, y'know?

 

[MarAzul]

Do you get the feeling the same comments above, would be posted no matter whom the lady Trump named?


Hate is a burden. Heavy.

 

[riverman]

Do you get the feeling the same comments above, would be posted no matter whom the lady Trump named?


Hate is a burden. Heavy.

Yet humor in the face of folly is unavoidable

 

[barfo]

Do you get the feeling the same comments above, would be posted no matter whom the lady Trump named?


Hate is a burden. Heavy.

I guess we'll never know what would happen if Trump were to appoint someone qualified, will we?

barfo

 

[Lanny]

Well, she's been on fox and friends. With such a well-qualified candidate, what could go wrong?

barfo

Took the words out of my mouth.

 

[CupWizier]

Do you get the feeling the same comments above, would be posted no matter whom the lady Trump named?


Hate is a burden. Heavy.

What's to hate? I mean a well qualified ex news anchor from Faux News is high credentials for the position.

NBTB

 

[stampedehero]

He should pick ME!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

"The best"

 

[MarAzul]

I guess we'll never know what would happen if Trump were to appoint someone qualified, will we?

barfo

And you would determine this ?

 

[CupWizier]

And you would determine this ?

Here's one example. Apparently she thought the Germans were our allie in world war II, lol. It's nice that she knows our international history so well.

 

[barfo]

And you would determine this ?

Sure, why not?

barfo

 

[stampedehero]

From what I observe, the picture displays Trump as uncomfortable and Not In The Moment.

 

[dviss1]

She's already doing idiotic shit. I see why Haley got the fuck out.

This administration is a shitshow.

 

[MARIS61]

Sure, why not?

barfo

Lack of qualifications for one.

 

[MARIS61]

Here's one example. Apparently she thought the Germans were our allie in world war II, lol. It's nice that she knows our international history so well.

You're quite confused and apparently don't understand English.

I watched the statement 6 times and all 6 times she simply pointed out that Germany and the US have had a strong relationship since THE END OF WWII.

 

[CupWizier]

Lack of qualifications for one.

Why are you bringing trump's administration into this?

 

[CupWizier]

You're quite confused and apparently don't understand English.

I watched the statement 6 times and all 6 times she simply pointed out that Germany and the US have had a strong relationship since THE END OF WWII.

 

[Lanny]

You're quite confused and apparently don't understand English.

I watched the statement 6 times and all 6 times she simply pointed out that Germany and the US have had a strong relationship since THE END OF WWII.

I have to agree.

But I would never attack someone personally by telling them that they are "quite confused and apparently don't understand English" because this is very rude.

 

[CupWizier]

I have to agree.

But I would never attack someone personally by telling them that they are "quite confused and apparently don't understand English" because this is very rude.

I am not confused and I understand English just fine lanny. My post was meant in jest but maris got all butthurt over it as apparently he must have a thing for Faux News anchors.

 

[MARIS61]

Trump appointed the awesome Nikki Haley.

I'm confident he will replace her with someone equally as brilliant and strong in representing the US.

 

[MARIS61]

I am not confused and I understand English just fine lanny. My post was meant in jest but maris got all butthurt over it as apparently he must have a thing for Faux News anchors.

If that was comedy, you need to work on your delivery.

 

[CupWizier]

If that was comedy, you need to work on your delivery.

When did I ever say my statement was meant to be comedic? I said it was meant in jest.

 

[Lanny]

Trump appointed the awesome Nikki Haley.

I'm confident he will replace her with someone equally as brilliant and strong in representing the US.

Nikki was very good. I'm pretty sure that was a fluke on his part.
He called Tillerson dumb as a rock. The man's (Trump) a blathering idiot.

 

[MARIS61]

Tillerson is dumb as a rock.

Nikki is an ass-kicker.

Nikki Haley slams UNESCO as 'corrupt and politically biased' as US, Israel official quit UN agency

By Amy Lieu | Fox News

Nikki Haley, the exiting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, issued a harsh assessment of UNESCO on Tuesday, one day after the United States and Israel officially quit the U.N. agency, alleging an anti-Israel bias.

"UNESCO is among the most corrupt and politically biased UN agencies," Haley wrote in a Twitter message. "Today the U.S. withdrawal from this cesspool became official. #USStrong"

The Trump administration filed its notice to withdraw in October 2017 from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), and the administration of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu followed suit.

Paris-based UNESCO, which supports various educational and cultural projects around the world, has been denounced by critics for criticizing Israel's occupation of east Jerusalem, naming ancient Jewish sites as Palestinian heritage sites and granting full membership to Palestine in 2011.

Israeli U.N. envoy Danny Danon said Tuesday that his country "will not be a member of an organization whose goal is to deliberately act against us, and that has become a tool manipulated by Israel's enemies.

"UNESCO is a body that continually rewrites history, including by erasing the Jewish connection to Jerusalem," Danon said, according to the Jerusalem Post.

The withdrawals are mainly procedural yet deliver a new blow to UNESCO, co-founded by the U.S. after World War II to foster peace. But they will not greatly impact UNESCO financially, since it has been dealing with a funding slash ever since 2011, when both Israel and the U.S. stopped paying dues after Palestine was voted in as a member state.

Since then, officials estimate that the U.S. — which accounted for around 22 percent of the total budget — has accrued $600 million in unpaid dues, which was one of the reasons for President Trump's decision to withdraw. Israel owes an estimated $10 million.

UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay took up her post just after Trump announced the withdrawal.

Azoulay, who has Jewish and Moroccan heritage, spent the last year lobbying for the two countries to remain members, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported.

She presided over the launch of a Holocaust education website and the U.N.'s first educational guidelines on fighting anti-Semitism — initiatives that might be seen as responding to U.S. and Israeli concerns.

But Washington ignored Azoulay's efforts to get the two countries to reconsider, which included brokering compromises that saw anti-Israel resolutions delayed or softened, according to the TImes of Israel.

Officials said that many of the reasons the U.S. cited for withdrawal do not apply anymore, noting that since then, all 12 texts on the Middle East passed at UNESCO have been consensual among Israel and Arab member states.

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO THE UN: NIKKI HALEY HAS FOUGHT THE UN'S HYPOCRISY AND MORAL BANKRUPTCY

In recent years, Israel has been infuriated by resolutions that ignore and diminish its historical connection to the Holy Land and that have named ancient Jewish sites as Palestinian heritage sites.

The State Department couldn't comment because of the U.S. government shutdown.

Earlier, the department told UNESCO officials the U.S. intends to stay engaged at UNESCO as a non-member "observer state" on "non-politicized" issues, including the protection of World Heritage sites, advocating for press freedoms and promoting scientific collaboration and education.

The U.S. could potentially seek that status during UNESCO Executive Board meetings in April.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

 

[Lanny]

Tillerson is dumb as a rock.

Nikki is an ass-kicker.

Nikki Haley slams UNESCO as 'corrupt and politically biased' as US, Israel official quit UN agency

By Amy Lieu | Fox News

Nikki Haley, the exiting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, issued a harsh assessment of UNESCO on Tuesday, one day after the United States and Israel officially quit the U.N. agency, alleging an anti-Israel bias.

"UNESCO is among the most corrupt and politically biased UN agencies," Haley wrote in a Twitter message. "Today the U.S. withdrawal from this cesspool became official. #USStrong"

The Trump administration filed its notice to withdraw in October 2017 from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), and the administration of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu followed suit.

Paris-based UNESCO, which supports various educational and cultural projects around the world, has been denounced by critics for criticizing Israel's occupation of east Jerusalem, naming ancient Jewish sites as Palestinian heritage sites and granting full membership to Palestine in 2011.

Israeli U.N. envoy Danny Danon said Tuesday that his country "will not be a member of an organization whose goal is to deliberately act against us, and that has become a tool manipulated by Israel's enemies.

"UNESCO is a body that continually rewrites history, including by erasing the Jewish connection to Jerusalem," Danon said, according to the Jerusalem Post.

The withdrawals are mainly procedural yet deliver a new blow to UNESCO, co-founded by the U.S. after World War II to foster peace. But they will not greatly impact UNESCO financially, since it has been dealing with a funding slash ever since 2011, when both Israel and the U.S. stopped paying dues after Palestine was voted in as a member state.

Since then, officials estimate that the U.S. — which accounted for around 22 percent of the total budget — has accrued $600 million in unpaid dues, which was one of the reasons for President Trump's decision to withdraw. Israel owes an estimated $10 million.

UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay took up her post just after Trump announced the withdrawal.

Azoulay, who has Jewish and Moroccan heritage, spent the last year lobbying for the two countries to remain members, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported.

She presided over the launch of a Holocaust education website and the U.N.'s first educational guidelines on fighting anti-Semitism — initiatives that might be seen as responding to U.S. and Israeli concerns.

But Washington ignored Azoulay's efforts to get the two countries to reconsider, which included brokering compromises that saw anti-Israel resolutions delayed or softened, according to the TImes of Israel.

Officials said that many of the reasons the U.S. cited for withdrawal do not apply anymore, noting that since then, all 12 texts on the Middle East passed at UNESCO have been consensual among Israel and Arab member states.

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO THE UN: NIKKI HALEY HAS FOUGHT THE UN'S HYPOCRISY AND MORAL BANKRUPTCY

In recent years, Israel has been infuriated by resolutions that ignore and diminish its historical connection to the Holy Land and that have named ancient Jewish sites as Palestinian heritage sites.

The State Department couldn't comment because of the U.S. government shutdown.

Earlier, the department told UNESCO officials the U.S. intends to stay engaged at UNESCO as a non-member "observer state" on "non-politicized" issues, including the protection of World Heritage sites, advocating for press freedoms and promoting scientific collaboration and education.

The U.S. could potentially seek that status during UNESCO Executive Board meetings in April.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

How can a man who's among the very best, according to Trump, be dumb as a rock? Could it be that an awful lot of Trump appointees were sharp as a whip until they worked for Trump a while and then quickly became dumb as rock?