President-elect Donald Trump has chosen the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and it’s going to leave liberals furious.
Unfortunately for liberals, the accusations of sexism and racism become hard to swallow when Trump nominates a woman of color to a top position.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has been named by Trump, the first woman tapped for a top-level administration post during his White House transition so far.
It will be a Cabinet-level position, and Haley has accepted, Trump said in a statement Wednesday.
“Governor Haley has a proven track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party affiliation to move critical policies forward for the betterment of her state and our country,” Trump said in the release. “She is also a proven dealmaker, and we look to be making plenty of deals. She will be a great leader representing us on the world stage.”
Haley, an outspoken Trump critic throughout much of the presidential race, would become his first female — and first minority — Cabinet-level official if confirmed by the Senate. She’s the daughter of Indian immigrants and is the second Asian-American to serve as a U.S. governor.
While Haley has limited foreign policy experience, Trump said he was impressed with her knowledge of global affairs.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham praised Haley as a good choice and said in a statement that he looks forward to working with her on “overdue reforms of the United Nations.” Graham is chairman of the Senate’s Foreign Operations Subcommittee on Appropriations, which is responsible for funding the UN and all American foreign assistance.
Haley said she accepted the assignment partly out of “a sense of duty.”
“When the president believes you have a major contribution to make to the welfare of our nation, and to our nation’s standing in the world, that is a calling that is important to heed,” she said in a statement.
After secretary of state — a job Trump has not yet filled — the UN ambassador is the highest-profile diplomatic position, often serving as the voice for U.S. positions on the international stage. As part of the Cabinet, Haley would have more opportunity to shape U.S. policies, rather than simply defend the administration’s positions.
Haley’s new job clears the way for Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster to step into the role of South Carolina governor. McMaster was an early Trump endorser, backing him before the state’s GOP primary in February.
At the time, Haley campaigned for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, before going on to support Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Bad blood between Trump and Haley was evident in interviews and on social media. “The people of South Carolina are embarrassed by Nikki Haley!” Trump wrote on Twitter in March. Haley denounced several of Trump’s campaign comments and urged voters to “reject the siren call of the angriest voices.”
However, Haley met with the president-elect last week at Trump Tower. Afterward, she said they’d had a “very nice” conversation.
A week ago while meeting with other Republican governors in Orlando, Haley described herself as “giddy” over the prospect of joining the Trump administration. She said she was heartened by his tone and inclusiveness after winning the election. “I hope he continues to do that, and I hope he continues to be disciplined in his comments.”
Trump is spending Thanksgiving with his family at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
Another wealthy Caucasian woman telling us how hard she had it. A few months ago she called Donnie a filthy racist because he wants to enforce immigration laws. Plenty of more qualified people than Haley.
If you would have read about her heritage her parents are Indian not Caucasian – again loose tongues who like to be published
@ntgrty: If you ever read an book or studied anthropology you would have known that Caucasians come from Europe, North Africa, the Middle East into large parts of India. Nikki had a loose tongue last winter when she falsely labeled Trump a racist because he wants to enforce immigration laws.Nixon, Reagan etc.appointed diplomats to that job. Not rural state governors.
Main Street,
Nixon and Reagan are no longer Presidents. Trump is President – Elect. Everything about Trump signals ‘change’. It is what many of us hoped he would bring. He is off to a good start. Haley is, imho, an exceptional choice to represent us at the U.N. She didn’t waltz into the governors mansion and THEN get re-elected because the people of her state were being nice to her. She worked her butt off the bring divergent views together. THAT is how she will represent us.
Why can’t you support Trump? He IS going to be your President for at least the next 4 years. Plenty of time to take issue with policy decisions you find objectionable.
Don’t be a obaclint clone – you know, talking about the “other side” being divisive, while all the time actually planting divisive ideas in the minds of the people. Bad policy. See where it got Hillary.
That’s not all she did with her butt. It is said she cheated on her husband, that’s a no no with me.
GO TRUMP GO!!!!!!!
EXACTLY, Donald Trump’s Supporters (Should Not) Criticize him. If you do, the Lame Stream Media, will run
a (false article) saying: ” Donald Trumps’ Supporters Have Turned Against Him, They Don’t Support Him Any Longer.” – So please (don’t) criticize Donald Trump.
YOUR GRADE, “main” — A+ (AND RISING).
Most Asian Indians are not Caucasians; they are Melanochroi: See https://tcallenco.blogspot.com/2015/08/species-of-men.html
I agree. I would not vote for Nikki Haley as dog catcher.
Nikki is not Caucasian, her parent’s are from India. I wish they had stayed there.
Another jealouse ?
I am native American. My mother was born on the reservation I n the Oklahoma pan handle in 1920 . Her mother was a Cherokee Indian. My father is, Scott/ Irish , n English. I have the ability to look like either SIDE… bet I am first an American… and I love this land… it is our inheritance… Don’t be So fast to JUDGE A book by it’s cover… Go Trump. Help Make AMERICA Great Again! United we stand, divided we fall…
Well -said Will!
Afew month’s ago “Donnie” called Hillary a liar and crook – but as with most campaigns – either side gets over it – banter – rhetoric – whatever you want to call it. Now Trump speaks quite kindly of Hillary – even if as if only to be polite. There is NOTHING normal about this whole situation – we have what we have and we will need to deal with it as it is. Of cource that Green Party lady is trying to exhibit the “poor loser” and “whining politician” which does little to make the democrats look like grown-ups.
People see the light sometimes and admit they were wrong except for you die hard libtards
Bingo!
I hate to see a good woman thrown into the den of vipers called the UN. Get us out of the UN and the UN out of the US.
I wholeheartedly agree!!!!!!
Not a good choice !
I agree. Also she is not a good woman in my book.
All of that plus the Lt. Governor becomes Governor and he’s on Trump’s team a win – win for President Trump nice move.
I think you will find Donald Trump making a lot of nice moves. I have supported him from the get go and still do i think a geat man for a geat job in a geat country how can it not be great again now?
gerald holbrook – me too and I took a lot of heat from my “Liberal” friends, but now their silence is deafening.
Liberal “Friends” ????? I don’t actually even know any liberals, although I have met a few during my life. (Couldn’t stand a single one of them. At my “Home” beer joint there is not a liberal that dares to come in but there are a few Trump haters that flat refused to vote at all but the vast, vast majority all voted for Trump including all that are registered Democrats.. Of coarse, they are all go to work every day and pay taxes so naturally want Clinton in jail.
Timing is everything………..I hope Trump doesn’t listen to those who aren’t his advisors, …should he act to please it could bite him in the backside. Getting set up in the 1st 100 days is like playing chess. You manoever for “checkmate” but it takes planning and some “bluffing” – its like poker, you don’t want the other guy to even suspect where you are and what you’re doing.
Trump needs to “please” those that he will need to have bipartisan support for, later on. From what I’ve seen from Nikki Haley, she could have been a thorn in his side as Governor, but using her gender/race “card” he offsets criticisms of “gender and race bias”, manoevers a Lt. Governor who is solidly in his camp into the Governship, AND still has the ability to replace her should she “let us down” at the UN.
I feel that’s the same thing with Mitt Romney as Sec of State………..if he uses the position (like Gingrich has suggested) for his own gain, he can be removed, and there goes his future Presidential options out the window, and Trump has the appearance of trying to “mend fences in this country”.
Its all about perception, and getting what you want with the least irritation to the Left for which he needs some of their assistance for those projects that he campaigned for. SOS and the Ambassadorship certainly will keep both Romney and Haley busy and out of Trump’s hair, they can’t do too much damage in the first 3-6 months, not after the serious damage Clinton/Obama have done to the Middle East…..they will both be busy just with assuring our allies, engaging a “new deal” with Iran, and doing “damage control”……………..let’s watch and wait to see what else Trump has up his sleeves, as he’s a sharp operator.
She’s cute.
She’ll certainly have her work cut out for her after eight years of Obama’s failed foreign-policy of weakness, apologies, appeasement, Kumbaya and American self loathing. She needs to remember that there’s a new sheriff in town whose marching orders are “America first.”
The only diplomacy I want to see instilled into the U.N. is the date of the U.S.’s exit. The entire U.N. is more than a den of vipers. They’re are parasites, legions of disease, that seek nothing but the suck from the other. Over 193 supposedly independent bodies that call themselves nations, yet the U.S. pays for over 20% of the entire U.N. budget. All while these parasites are in suck and living in the wealth provided for them by the U.S., they vote against anything and everything that has any semblance of benefit to the body that provides them with such.
I WANT THE U.S. OUT OF THE U.N. AND THE U.N. OUT OF NEW YORK CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Let them set up shop in Vienna. They can hate us there as much as they want and for free to all Americans.
Niki Haley is a phony, she is the worst thing that could ever be ambassador to the UN ! Trump signed a commitment with the NRA swearing he would support the 2nd amendment and reverse all of Obama anti-gun executive orders each and all and he appoints a trump hater from SC to be ambassador to the UN ?!?! She is so anti-gun,it stinks and the UN,has tried to for years to sneak a small arms treaty through the back door on law abiding gun owners ! She still if I am not mistaken has to be confirmed by the Senate and I pray she is not !!! She called Trump all kinds of names while he was campaigning and I cannot believe he would give her any job !!!!
I agree with you. Now if she get’s the UN job and we get out of the UN does that mean she is out of a job. I pray so.
Remember, the UN can pass all sorts of “regulations” including gun control, but its not even a treaty so not legal here in the US. As usual, it depends on who’s controllin the WH and Congress as to whether they will “endorse” anything from the UN. Global Warming is a BS “concept” to further rob monies from other countries, and all Trump has to do is withdraw support from it and “that’s that”…………….The UN is a “club” of eunuchs, just like the Academy Awards…..the elites patting each other on the back while destroying the “common man”. Trumps and our Congress are in position to end that unilateral UN control…………let’s give him that support.
She can’t blow a fart at the UN without authorization. Pure figurehead that only can state what she is told to say. Did love it when Stephenson said “Don’t Waite for the translation”
I agree with most people here. It’s past time to get the US out of the UN and run them out of the country. We can take the building as part payment for all the money we waited, I know of a guy that can convert it to either an office or apartment building. He’s tied up for the next 8 years but he dose a few guys that can fill in for him. Be nice to have an income from that building instead of it trying to suck every dime out of our country.
MrTruth, WELL SAID !!
I would not have this so called Republican anywhere near my Administration. She is nothing to me but Trouble and unqualified. Just another pretty face in the crowd.
Why are you saying people from India is Asian there are not Asian
yes….. they are.
READ. Facts can be enlightening
Have a few Indian clients and have 2 Hindu pals I see all the time and to be honest I never thought of them as Asian. Like my Philippineo friend. Never though of him as “Asian” either, but then I never put a nationality at the top of my list of things I especially notice and pay attention to. Hell, I even have Croatian friends and I’m Slovenian!.
She’s a very risky appointment. Her OJT learning curve has to be very short considering the super-pressing issues challenging the U.S.A. now.
She would do well to keep Seasoned Advisers close by at ALL TIMES …….not to include graham who is a capitol RINO.
This is a bad deal folks!
I am concerned that Trump is getting in too big a hurry
and making bad decisions!
I am no longer a trump supporter i will seek his impeachment the day after he sworn in
Good luck, BTW,,,For what? He has to do SOMETHING first.
Why? Because of the appointment of Haley? I don’t like her either. She is to quick to judge. She took our Confederate flag down the next day before the facts even where studied. What will she give to the UN because someone says or does something against the UN?
I agree to get U N out of our country and pull all our assets, all they want is our money and kick us in the butt.
I could care less about her race, I am more concerned with her experience especially when there are numerous individuals who can do the job without ties to government. People who disagree with Trump and make bold statements as she did obviously didn’t feel too strong about her convictions since she took the job. What is that sucking sound? It isn’t the swamp being drained, it is the people being flushed down the toilet yet again.
I feel Nikki Haley and Mitt Romney both backstabbers they did it once they will Do It Again just the way I feel
I don’t think Trump is a dummy, he knows exactly what he is doing, even if you don’t know what he is doing. The are going to be the good, the bad and the ugly, but they are the team he is putting together. Be patient and see what he is up to.
This is exactly why racist will never go away. The media and I mean all the media always has to put something in an article about someone’s heritage or color of their skin. They want to make something out of race all the time. If they took race, color and gender out of their articles they would have nothing. Same with employment applications, there should be no question on your heritage or race or even gender on any application.
The way I see it all interviews should be conducted threw a wall that would not show race or color and only go by total qualifications but this will never happen and the media is at fault for maintaining racist issues period.