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  • Jon Huntsman says family ‘will close its checkbook’ to Penn over non-response to Hamas’ attack on Israel

    Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will stop making donations to the University of Pennsylvania over its lack of a response to Hamas’ attack on Israel, he said in an email sent Saturday.News of the email was first reported by the Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper at Penn, which is a member of the Ivy League. Huntsman, who also served as a U.S. ambassador to Russia and China, sent the email to Penn President Liz Magill. He wrote the university had become “deeply adrift in ways that make it almost unrecognizable.”
  • James Huntsman isn’t the first to sue the LDS Church for a tithing refund. Do any of them stand a chance?

    04/04/2021 12:21:04 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 38 replies
    Salt Lake Tribune ^ | | April 4, 2021, | Tony Semerad
    Laura Gaddy, who grew up as a devout Latter-day Saint in North Carolina, says she felt her surety in church principles begin to unravel in 2015, when leaders pulled Joseph Smith’s “seer stone” from a vault and showed it to the media. For her, according to court documents, the event signaled that the faith’s founding prophet had not translated the Book of Mormon, the church’s signature scripture, directly from gold plates inscribed with reformed Egyptian characters, but instead had dictated the narrative “from a stone with his head in a hat.” Gaddy came to be deeply troubled by what she...
  • Spencer Cox wins Republican primary race for Utah governor over Jon Huntsman

    07/06/2020 8:13:48 PM PDT · by Dr. Sivana · 45 replies
    Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 07/06/2020 | Taylor Stevens
    Lt. Gov Spencer Cox has bested Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor who was seeking a third term, in the primary race for Utah governor. Huntsman didn’t indicate what would come next for him but said that public service is “in our blood” Cox will face Democrat Chris Peterson, a University of Utah law professor, in the contest for a seat Democrats haven’t won in 40 years. Cox has served at nearly every level of local government, before winning election to the Utah House. He was still a freshman state representative in 2013, when Herbert plucked him from relative obscurity...
  • US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman resigns

    08/06/2019 9:07:49 AM PDT · by Monrose72 · 22 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 08-06-19 | Zachary Halaschak
    U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. submitted his letter of resignation to President Trump and will be returning to Utah where he might be planning a run for governor. The 59-year-old Huntsman notified Trump of the move Tuesday, with his resignation effective Oct. 3. “American citizenship is a privilege and I believe the most basic responsibility in return is service to country,” Huntsman said. “To that end, I am honored by the trust you have placed in me as the United States ambassador to Russia during this historically difficult period in bilateral relations.”
  • Fox News host sorry for calling Trump, Kim ‘two dictators’

    06/10/2018 2:57:21 PM PDT · by McGruff · 154 replies
    AP ^ | June 10, 2018
    A Fox News host has accidentally referred to the highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a meeting of “two dictators.” “Fox & Friends” co-host Abby Huntsman made the comment on Sunday as TV footage showed the Republican president landing in Singapore for a summit with Kim on Tuesday. Guest and former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci didn’t catch it. But the daughter of U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman later apologized on air for what she had said. Her gaffe still took off on Twitter.
  • Trump to nominate Huntsman as Russian ambassador

    07/18/2017 6:07:37 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 67 replies
    The Politico ^ | July 18, 2017 | Cristiano Lima
    The White House formally announced its plans to nominate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as the ambassador to Russia, signaling its intent to put the one-time Trump campaign critic in a leading diplomatic role. Huntsman, who sharply criticized President Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries for his statements and rhetoric about women, previously served as ambassador to Singapore under former President George W. Bush and the ambassador to China under former President Barack Obama. He was reportedly offered the position back in March, a move the Trump administration publicly solidified Tuesday....
  • Jon Huntsman Accepts Trump Offer To Be Ambassador To Russia

    03/09/2017 12:42:50 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 18 replies
    Western Journalism ^ | March 9, 2017 | Randy DeSoto
    Once called on Trump to drop out of the presidential raceFormer Utah Governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman accepted an offer on Wednesday from President Donald Trump to be the United States’ next ambassador to Russia. Huntsman served as ambassador to China under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011 and was ambassador to Singapore in the early 1990s under presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. The former presidential candidate endorsed Donald Trump for the office in April of last year days before the billionaire businessman won enough delegates to secure the nomination. In October, Huntsman withdrew...
  • Jon Huntsman to be Russia ambassador

    03/08/2017 3:05:33 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 97 replies
    Fox News ^ | 03/08/2017 | By Samuel Chamberlain
    Former Utah governor and Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. has accepted President Trump's offer to be the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Fox News has confirmed. Sources told Fox that Trump called Huntsman Monday to offer him the job. If confirmed, Huntsman would head to Moscow at a time when relations between the U.S. and Russia have reached a low point in the post-Cold War era. Hunstman's acceptance also ends speculation about a possible primary challenge against Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is up for re-election next year. Huntsman previously served as U.S. Ambassador to China between 2009 and 2011,...
  • Big Cocaine Gang Allied to Hezbollah Rounded up

    04/30/2009 3:59:46 PM PDT · by Cindy · 13 replies · 1,176+ views
    NIS NEWS.nl ^ | THE HAGUE, 30/04/09 | n/a
    Note: The following news brief is a quote: - In cooperation with various other countries, Dutch authorities have rounded up a big cocaine gang that had links with Hezbollah. Seventeen suspects were arrested on Curacao, the biggest island of the Netherlands Antilles, the Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) has revealed. International cooperation between police and judicial services of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles, Belgium, Colombia, Venezuela and the US led to the arrest of the 17 suspects by the Curacao police. They are believed to be part of a drugs and money-laundering organisation with international branches, thought to be responsible...
  • Huntsman in talks to serve as US ambassador to Russia

    03/01/2017 12:55:20 PM PST · by Pinkbell · 36 replies
    CNN ^ | March 1, 2017 | Elise Labott and Jim Acosta
    (CNN)Former Utah governor and 2012 GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman is in discussions to be US ambassador to Russia, a senior administration official told CNN. The source said Huntsman spoke with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about it last week and discussions are progressing. Another source close to Huntsman said he had been in touch with President Donald Trump's top advisers and possibly Trump himself. Huntsman previously served as the US ambassador to Singapore and, later, China, under the presidency of Barack Obama.
  • Report: Trump moving away from Romney and Giuliani, considering Jon Huntsman for Secretary of State

    12/05/2016 7:22:32 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 88 replies
    Hotair ^ | 12/04/2016 | AllahPundit
    Barack Obama’s first ambassador to Chy-nah is going to be Trump’s top diplomat, huh?If you’re inclined to believe that Trump’s interest in Romney has always been a ploy to humiliate him (which I don’t believe), leaking that Mitt might be passed over for Huntsman is all part of the game. Each from influential Utah families, the two have been rivals for years, starting with Huntsman endorsing McCain over Romney in 2008 and continuing through Romney’s victory over Huntsman in New Hampshire in 2012. The feud has reportedly turned even more bitter ever since. Trump vetoing Romney at State for...
  • AP: Huntsman among secretary of State possibilities

    12/03/2016 8:41:10 PM PST · by 198ml · 53 replies
    The Hill ^ | 12/3/16 | JESSE BYRNES
    AP: Huntsman among secretary of State possibilities © Getty President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly open to expanding his short list of candidates for secretary of State to include former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. Huntsman was one of the possibilities reported by The Associated Press on Saturday night, citing a source close to the Trump transition. Huntsman, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, previously served as ambassador to China and speaks Mandarin.
  • Utah Gov. John Huntsman,Jr: Donald Trump "Better Positioned" To Cut Across Party Boundaries

    05/03/2016 3:57:31 PM PDT · by Biggirl · 8 replies
    Breitbart.com ^ | May 3, 2016 | Alex Swoyer
    Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. is throwing his support behind GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. We’ve had enough intraparty fighting. Now’s the time to stitch together a winning coalition,” Huntsman said to Politico.
  • Jon Huntsman: Time for GOP to Rally Around Donald Trump

    05/01/2016 8:06:37 PM PDT · by BlackFemaleArmyColonel · 48 replies
    Jon Huntsman, the former Republican governor of Utah who served in the Obama administration, thinks the GOP should stop fighting. “We’ve had enough intraparty fighting. Now’s the time to stitch together a winning coalition,” Huntsman said, according to Politico. “And it’s been clear almost from the beginning that Donald Trump has the ability to assemble a nontraditional bloc of supporters,” he added. “The ability to cut across traditional party boundaries — like ’80, ’92 and 2008 — will be key, and Trump is much better positioned to achieve that.” Huntsman was U.S. Ambassador to China under President Obama. His 2012...
  • Jon Huntsman adds to the growing list of GOP elite supporting Trump

    04/30/2016 3:47:22 PM PDT · by monkapotamus · 71 replies
    AOL News ^ | April 30, 2016
    Jon Huntsman now says he supports Donald Trump's bid for the White House, calling on the rest of the GOP to rally behind the Republican presidential hopeful. The former governor of Utah told Politico: "We've had enough intraparty fighting. Now's the time to stitch together a winning coalition..." Huntsman's endorsement and others signify a rare shift for the GOP elite, who have been scrambling to stop Trump for a while. But the fear of a contested —and potentially very ugly — convention in July has caused some GOP leaders to speak out in favor of Trump...
  • Oh yes: Jon Huntsman kinda sorta maybe open to an independent run

    12/21/2015 9:21:07 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 23 replies
    Hot Air ^ | December 21, 2015 | Allahpundit
    Maybe I’m overselling it a tiny bit in the headline. Watch the clip below, from 3:05 to 5:00, and tell me what he’s saying. When he’s asked who he’d vote for in a Trump/Hillary election, he emphasizes that he’s a Republican but he won’t give a straight answer about supporting Trump. He wants to see if Trump, as nominee, blossoms into a “problem-solver” during the general election campaign, in which case then, it seems, he’ll support him. But what if Trump doesn’t become that guy? Huntsman says no when asked about an independent run but then adds, “I’m not ready...
  • Sheriff: Abused girl led to discovery of 2 kids' bodies in storage locker

    SALINAS, Calif. —Salinas police are investigating a horrific double homicide that left two kids dead and a third child fighting for her life in a hospital. The bodies of a 3-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy were found in a storage locker in Redding, Calif. Tami Joy Huntsman, 39, and her 17-year-old boyfriend, Gonzalo Curiel, were arrested on charges of felony child abuse, torture, and mayhem. A severely abused 9-year-old girl was found at home and is undergoing surgery for "numerous injuries," Plumas County Sheriff's Sgt. Steve Peay said. (snip) Huntsman is a relative of the two homicide victims but not...
  • Busted ! CNN Uses Jeb Bush Staffer Planted In Audience To Frame Donald Trump Narrative/Hit Job….

    10/13/2015 12:40:11 AM PDT · by sheikdetailfeather · 305 replies
    The Conservative Treehouse ^ | 10-13-2015 | sundance
    During an appearance at a Jon Huntsman “No Labels” event, a female audience member named Lauren Batchelder played the role of a female antagonist toward candidate Donald Trump. ADVERTISEMENT However, Ms. Batchelder is not just an average audience member. She’s a paid political operative of the GOP and a paid staff member of Team Jeb Bush: NH 6 Within minutes of her scripted performance at the event, the producers of CNN were quickly editing soundbites and framing a narrative. That story was pushed into the media stream within hours. CNN’s Jeanne Moos was the delivery vehicle for the a hit...
  • EXCLUSIVE: Abby Huntsman Hired as Fox News Reporter

    10/03/2015 11:42:15 PM PDT · by Mozilla · 46 replies
    Mediaite ^ | October 3, 2015 | Josh Feldman
    Fox News has hired Abby Huntsman as a new reporter to the network. Mediaite has learned that Huntsman will be joining Fox News as a general assignment reporter for the network. We reached out to Fox and a network spokesperson confirmed the hire.
  • John Kasich’s Quest for Glorious Martyrdom

    06/10/2015 6:58:33 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 33 replies
    New York Magazine ^ | June 10, 2015 | Jonathan Chait
    John Kasich is a highly popular governor of a vital swing state, possessed of national experience and long-standing ties to his party’s financial and ideological elite. He is launching a presidential campaign that stands virtually no chance of success, if you define “success” to mean acquiring the nomination. It looks increasingly likely, however, that Kasich defines success as something else altogether. Kasich began his career in a dissident role. As the Republican Party careened in the 1980s and 1990s toward militant supply-side economics, Kasich carved out an identity as an old-fashioned deficit hawk. Kasich was evangelical on the subject of...