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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

The real reason Trump had to rescind Elise Stefanik’s UN nomination

President Donald Trump on Thursday threw Congress for a loop — and potentially a lifeline — to Speaker Mike Johnson when he announced he would pull New York Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to serve as ambassador to the United Nations.

The move came so abruptly that The Independent informed Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who sits on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, about the sudden change of plans.

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