US President Donald Trump has officially named State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to replace Nikki Haley as the US ambassador to the United Nations, ending weeks of speculation about the post.
“Heather Nauert will be nominated for the ambassador to the United Nations,” Trump announced in remarks to reporters before leaving for an event in Missouri Friday.
“She’s very talented, very smart, very quick, and I think she’s going to be respected by all,” Trump said of Nauert, a former Fox News anchor.
President Trump: “Bill Barr will be nominated for the United States Attorney General position.”
Also, “Heather Nauert will be nominated for the Ambassador to the United Nations.” pic.twitter.com/U6yLmtkOOE
— CSPAN (@cspan) December 7, 2018
However, according to reports, Trump’s pick could face a tough Senate confirmation process due to her thin resume and the president’s unorthodox foreign policy push into the congressional…