Trump to pick State Department spokeswoman for U.N. ambassador -source

 

FILE PHOTO: Spokesperson Heather Nauert (L) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a dialogue with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, October 18, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to name State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as the ambassador to the United Nations, a source familiar with his decision said on Thursday.

 

Trump will send a tweet on Friday morning about choosing Nauert to replace outgoing U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who announced her resignation in October, Fox News reported, citing multiple sources.

 

Trump's decision was first reported by Bloomberg News.

 

A representative of the State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

Haley has held the post since the beginning of Trump's administration and said she would stay in the job through the end of the year.

 

Nauert, whose nomination would require Senate confirmation, is a former Fox News Channel correspondent and anchor. She does not have prior political or policy-making experience.

 

Nauert became the State Department spokeswoman in April 2017 and, earlier this year, was named the acting undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs.

 

ABC News reported in November that Nauert had been offered the job, but it was not clear at the time whether she had accepted.

 

(Reporting by Steve Holland, Makini Brice and David Alexander; Editing by Sandra Maler and Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-12-07

Hmmm; that's how Claire Underwood got started.

"She does not have prior political or policy-making experience."

 

But at least she worked for Fox News....Jeebus!

Yes, this is a joke, a calamity. No use denying it.

4 hours ago, edwinchester said:

"She does not have prior political or policy-making experience."

 

But at least she worked for Fox News....Jeebus!

A continuation of having so manu inept, incompetent ... starting at the top.

She must have taken the oath of loyalty to Don Trumpino.

5 hours ago, lannarebirth said:

Claire Underwood

Had no idea to what you were referring so had to look it up.

I remembered the original (UK) version - have you seen it?

Next up for appointments to Trump Administration executive positions are Manny, Moe and Curly, the intellectual co-hosts of Fox and Friends.

Trump stacking his cabinet with FOX (not) news staff and his family. How the heck are people still supporting this buffoon??? What is wrong with people???

Apparently Nikki Haley lacked blind loyalty to Trump (Haley "I don't get confused!") and his Pompeo and Bolton cult followers.

In essence it will be Bolton who will direct Heather in all matters relating to the UN.

In fact Bolton wants to deflate the UN Ambassador from a direct Cabinet position to more of a deputy-like position to Bolton.

5 minutes ago, ALLSEEINGEYE said:

What is wrong with people???

The majority Republican Senators approve Trump's nominations.

2 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

The majority Republican Senators approve Trump's nominations.

 

Some democrats do too. And she will be a fine choice for UN Ambassador. 

Come on BM's, it's only the UN. If she is clean, sober and dresses nicely then that is enough for that group.

No qualified people will work for Donald let’s hope this adm.is history soon before it’s to late

12 hours ago, edwinchester said:

"She does not have prior political or policy-making experience."

 

But at least she worked for Fox News....Jeebus!

Nikki Haley, while having served as a governor had no previous "international" policy-making experience.  Generally UN Ambassadors are just speaking for the US government, they are not really making policy. That's the State Department and Presidents function in the big scheme of things. If she is good a presenting a policy and maybe twisting the arms of others for votes, Nauert will do fine.

" When people look at me, they think Heather Nauert, former Fox News anchor,” Nauert told reporters at the State Department. “What they don’t realize is I’m also Heather Nauert, who went on ‘It’s a Small World’ three times when she was nine.”"

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/heather-nauert-says-visit-to-its-a-small-world-ride-qualifies-her-for-un-job

1 hour ago, Trouble said:

Nikki Haley, while having served as a governor had no previous "international" policy-making experience.  Generally UN Ambassadors are just speaking for the US government, they are not really making policy. That's the State Department and Presidents function in the big scheme of things. If she is good a presenting a policy and maybe twisting the arms of others for votes, Nauert will do fine.

Having a good network, and know how the system works, is a good qualification. 

if Cameron Diaz and Cara Delevingne had a love child....

 

 

(aside from the anomaly of the conception )

 

Edited December 7, 20187 yr by bendejo

9 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Apparently Nikki Haley lacked blind loyalty to Trump (Haley "I don't get confused!") and his Pompeo and Bolton cult followers.

In essence it will be Bolton who will direct Heather in all matters relating to the UN.

In fact Bolton wants to deflate the UN Ambassador from a direct Cabinet position to more of a deputy-like position to Bolton.

 

Nikki left of her own choosing, I got the impression El Naranjo was put off by it.

In her case at least she had multi-cultural experience, growing up in a Sikh-immigrant household in Dixie, and has a sense that other cultures have different perspectives that are not immediately dismissed as wrong.  Whenever I hear her speak I can't help smiling seeing an ethnic Indian woman with that strong Southern accent.  My guess as to why she chose to throw in with the GOP when she went into politics is that Dems don't have much chance down there.

Question is will she recover from the stain of all this when it is over.

 

 

Seems more like a calculated insult to the UN (and other appointed ambassadors) vs a savvy political appointment..... so it’s just another example of trump giving the rest of the world another look at his middle finger.

Edited December 8, 20187 yr by farcanell

"State Department spokeswoman" my ass!

She's a blonde Faux Noise reporter with big mammaries. That's all the pussy-grabber-in-chief cares about.