Morgan Ortagus, a former beauty queen turned foreign policy decision-maker, has emerged as one of Donald Trump’s most visible envoys in the Middle East – drawing headlines this week for her vocal opposition to a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
In her address to the UN Security Council on Thursday, Ortagus said the ceasefire resolution “fails to condemn Hamas or recognize Israel’s right to defend itself,” and called on Hamas to “surrender immediately”.
