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Trump pulls Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be US ambassador to UN amid tight GOP House majority
https://justthenews.com/ ^ | 3/27/2025 | Charlotte Hazard

Posted on 03/27/2025 11:46:54 AM PDT by bitt

Edited on 03/28/2025 12:22:15 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch said he got the notice Thursday afternoon.

President Trump on Thursday pulled the nomination of GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, saving House Republicans from losing another member and cutting further into their already narrow majority.

The chamber makeup is now 218 Republicans and 213 Democrats.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch, whose panel holds nominee confirmation hearings for the post, said he got a call from the White House about the matter Thursday afternoon.

House Republicans have already lost two members to Trump nominations, after winning control of the lower chamber in November.

Florida GOP Rep. Michael Waltz left to become national security adviser and fellow Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz resigned for the U.S. attorney general post, before withdrawing his nomination.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elisestefanik; newyork; nomination; stefanik; trump; unitednations
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1 posted on 03/27/2025 11:46:54 AM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 03/27/2025 11:47:06 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: bitt

Several R Reps were pulled for admin positions.

We need a strong House majority!!

So many other sources to pull from.


3 posted on 03/27/2025 11:49:38 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: bitt

So now I do finally have a Rep. in the House.


4 posted on 03/27/2025 11:50:31 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: bitt

Good!


5 posted on 03/27/2025 11:54:27 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: ViLaLuz

I thought from the beginning Trump should have steered clear of any house reps….


6 posted on 03/27/2025 11:57:16 AM PDT by princess leah ( )
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To: princess leah

Many of us thought that. We needed the power in the House.


7 posted on 03/27/2025 11:58:51 AM PDT by madison10 (God chose Prrsident Trump. Satan chose judges and Democrats.)
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To: bitt

I wondered about this when they kept nominating one Republican House member after another for various posts in the administration when the Republican majority in the House was already razor thin.


8 posted on 03/27/2025 11:59:12 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: princess leah

Depends on their district. No problem with the 2 vacant FLA seats.


9 posted on 03/27/2025 12:01:03 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: bitt

Smart move. My hometown district. This could have flipped Dem like it did in 2009. The district had elected an R rep for 100 years, and then representative John McHugh-R took a cabinet post in the Obama administration. The special election ended up with a Democrat winning, because the local Republicans chose RINO Dede Scozzafava as a candidate. (Dede is a friend of mine from high school, by the way.)


10 posted on 03/27/2025 12:02:47 PM PDT by Restless
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To: bitt

smart move


11 posted on 03/27/2025 12:04:16 PM PDT by thinden (Buckle up …..)
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To: bitt
The trouble is, Hochul/Dems are bringing in a temporary new law in New York to postpone a new election to replace Stefanik till 2026.
New York state is so corrupt they can do anything, including when they changed the law for one year just so they could bring charges against President Trump for the fake “rape” allegations by E Jean Carroll.
12 posted on 03/27/2025 12:05:39 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: bitt

I didn’t even realize she wasn’t confirmed. This may have been up in the air for a while. Although it is odd that she was able to carry on duties as a normal ambassador without a hearing even scheduled.


13 posted on 03/27/2025 12:07:13 PM PDT by erlayman (E )
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To: SmokingJoe

Wow. Hadn’t heard this.


14 posted on 03/27/2025 12:07:31 PM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. )
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To: erlayman

She never left Congress. She’s been there voting. Senate has stalled her nomination to keep her there ti vote for Trumps policies while they waited for other denial elections which are in jeopardy.


15 posted on 03/27/2025 12:09:02 PM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. )
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To: bitt

Elise Stefanik is highly valuable as a leader and must be treasured.
“un” is NOTHING and doesn’t deserve her presence.


16 posted on 03/27/2025 12:09:30 PM PDT by leopud
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To: leopud

Ditto.


17 posted on 03/27/2025 12:11:02 PM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. )
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To: Fledermaus

That’s what we thought about that PA State Senate seat that just flipped dem. Traditional Republican safe seat, Trump +13 last November. The dems ran against Elon Musk and DOGE’s threats to just about everything. It obviously worked. Those two Florida seats that will be filled next week loom awfully large right now. I wonder what the internal polling is showing.


18 posted on 03/27/2025 12:11:36 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: sphinx

They are showing a tight race and we could lose which is why her nomination was pulled. They Dems will lie, cheat and steal to take over the House and impeach Trump.


19 posted on 03/27/2025 12:13:48 PM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. )
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To: mass55th

There was no way that Princess Kathy was going to allow a special election.


20 posted on 03/27/2025 12:15:03 PM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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