Her family will disown her if she takes the job.US President Donald Trump's choice for ambassador to the United Nations, Heather Nauert, has withdrawn from consideration for the job for family reasons, according to the State Department.
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And he thinks the rest of the world respects America again. Maybe he has an erroneous understanding of the meaning of the word."The past two months have been grueling for my family and therefore it is in the best interest of my family that I withdraw my name from consideration," Nauert said in a State Department statement on Saturday.
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Nauert was State Department spokeswoman when Trump chose her for the UN position; prior to that, she had been a host on the conservative-leaning Fox News Channel.
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Meanwhile, Bloomberg News, quoting anonymous sources, said Nauert's nomination began to falter after a White House background check discovered that Nauert employed a nanny who was legally in the United States but not authorised to work.
Nauert, 49, suggested in the statement that she was leaving government entirely, saying: "Serving in the administration for the past two years has been one of the highest honors of my life."
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Calling Nauert "very talented, very smart, very quick", Trump said he thought she would be "respected by all".
Hmmmm. What really happened?In the wake of November elections that strengthened Republican control of the Senate, her confirmation appeared likely, if not easy.
Yet Trump never put Nauert's name forward with the Senate and no confirmation hearing was scheduled.
So, we just don't have a UN ambassador. Like so many other high level positions.The State Department in its statement that Trump would announce a nominee for the UN position "soon".
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
UPDATE:
Trump touted her for the job well before the shutdown on December 22.
Here's his public notice on December 7:
But, hey, maybe it would have taken two weeks to make the formal nomination. It was a busy time.
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