Rep. Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.) met with 10 senators in her first two days seeking confirmation as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Stefanik, the current House Republican speaker, told Republican senators about her record supporting Israel and fighting anti-Semitism, as the Senate must approve Trump's Cabinet appointments. Ta.
Stefanik is on the path to confirmation, along with Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and Tim Scott. He met with Senator (R) and Representative Shelley Capito (R, Virginia). . , on wednesday.
And on Thursday, Stefanik, the fourth-highest-ranking member of the House, joined Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). , Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), and John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
Stefanik posted a photo of his meeting with each senator on He said it was in support of the security policy.
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“The world's largest international organization is in dire need of a wake-up call, and Congresswoman Stefanik is eminently qualified to sound the alarm,” outgoing Senate Majority Leader McConnell said in a statement.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Wyo.) said she worked closely with Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) “when we were conference chairs in the House and Senate.” . (Office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik)
“The next U.S. ambassador must speak with uncompromising moral clarity in a forum corrupted by a cowardly majority and authoritarians who control the beleaguered Jewish state of Israel,” McConnell said. “In particular, I hope that the next presidential candidate shares my determination to hold UNRWA accountable for its role in the October 7th tragedy and divert American taxpayer dollars away from such despicable collusion. I find that very encouraging.”
“I look forward to the Senate's timely consideration of Rep. Stefanik's nomination,” McConnell said in a statement. There is,” he added.
The meeting comes after the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yov Gallant of “crimes against humanity and war crimes” including using starvation as a means of starvation. This was done at the same time as an arrest warrant was issued. War and targeting civilians. President Biden condemned the move as “outrageous” and said the Pentagon “fundamentally rejects” the ICC's decision, which “has no jurisdiction over this matter.”
Representative Elise Stefanik told outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that she would “work with Israel and represent President @realDonaldTrump's America First Peace through national defense at the United Nations.” I thanked him for giving me the opportunity to sit down and discuss my firm resolve.” ” (Office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik)
“No matter what the ICC suggests, there is no equivalent relationship between Israel and Hamas. There is none,” Biden said.
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Stefanik is an ardent supporter of Israel, which continues its offensive against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip and other Iranian-backed terrorist organizations in the region following the October 7 attacks.
Stefanik last month called for a “complete reassessment” of US funding for the United Nations, calling for an end to funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Mr. Biden had suspended funding to UNRWA after the agency fired several Gaza employees whom Israeli authorities accused of taking part in the October 7 attack.
However, the lawmaker derided the Biden-Harris administration's “transfer of more than $1 billion to UNRWA since 2021, filling the coffers of this terrorist front.”
“This has to end,” Stefanik said in a Nov. 4 statement. “As President Trump has done, and as I have consistently argued, he instilled anti-Semitic hatred in the Palestinian people, stored weapons for terrorists, and aid they were supposed to distribute. I will steal it.”
The United States contributes 22% of the UN budget, making it the world's largest single contributor.
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Through her position on the House Education and Labor Committee, Stefanik also combated the surge in anti-Semitism on American college campuses in the wake of the October 7th attacks, and has helped to combat the surge in anti-Semitism on American college campuses in the wake of the Oct. The university president was held accountable. by anti-Israel demonstrators.
