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    Donald Trump confirms Elise Stefanik’s role as US ambassador to the UN

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    Newly elected President Donald Trump has confirmed this New York Post On Sunday, Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik will be his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

    “I am honored to nominate President Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough and smart America First fighter,” Trump told the American newspaper The Guardian. New York Post.

    “I am truly honored to earn President Trump’s nomination to serve in his Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,” said Stefanik, who accepted her role.

    Just hours before the report, Stefanik posted a message on X/Twitter on Sunday saying, “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are choosing to ignore the law and forgo mandatory terrorism sanctions against the Palestinian government.”

    “Thankfully, the Biden-Harris administration’s rewarding of terrorists at the expense of our great ally Israel is coming to an end.”

    Stefanik is best known for making headlines in December 2023, where she participated in a high-profile congressional hearing with the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania to address anti-Semitism on campus and general feelings of lack of knowledge. safety for Jewish students.

    Harvard University President Claudine Gay testifies before a House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing entitled ‘Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism’ on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 5, 2023. (credit: REUTERS/KEN CEDENO )

    During this hearing, Stefanik directly asked all three presidents whether “calling for the genocide of Jews” violated their respective universities’ codes of conduct, to which all three presidents responded that it depends on the context of the situation.

    In May, she spoke at a Sunday meeting of the Knesset Caucus for Jewish and pro-Israel students on campuses around the world, declaring, “There is no excuse for an American president to block aid to Israel.”

    Stefanik openly supported Israel and the fight against Hamas and anti-Semitism. “That is why I have sponsored or supported every measure to help Israel that has come before the U.S. Congress – every single one of them.”

    It was also why Stefanik has for years been, as she describes herself, “a leading supporter and partner of (former) President (Donald) Trump in his historic support for Israeli independence and security.”

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    According to Stefanik, the battle against Hamas was one of “good versus evil, civilization versus barbarism, and humanity versus depravity.” She said the majority of American citizens supported Israel.

    Criticism of Biden

    Under Joe Biden’s presidency, Stefanik was highly critical of his administration’s foreign policy.

    In April, during a news conference of Republican leaders in the House of Representatives, she outlined the party’s points of contention regarding Biden’s dealings with Russia, Iran, China and Afghanistan.

    “The world is less safe under Joe Biden,” Stefanik said. “His desperate policy of appeasement has left our nation and our allies vulnerable to attack.”

    Stefanik said America’s enemies are not afraid of recourse because of Joe Biden, and that the US should return to former President Donald Trump’s “peace through strength” policy, which Republicans in the House of Representatives proudly support.

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