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President-elect Donald Trump introduced a brand new hire to his incoming 2d administration on Friday in a lower than conventional method.
While Trump will have professed to be “pleased” to make Morgan Ortagus — a former Fox Information contributor and State Division spokeswoman — his Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Center East Peace, his announcement of her appointment got here with several digs.
“I’m happy to announce Morgan Ortagus as Deputy Unique Presidential Envoy for Middle East Peace, to the Honorable Steven Witkoff. Early on Morgan fought me for three years, but expectantly has discovered her lesson,” commenced Trump in a put up on Truth Social. “These items regularly don’t workout, however she has robust Republican fortify, and I’m no longer doing this for me, I’m doing it for them. Let’s see what occurs. She’s going to with a bit of luck be an asset to Steve, a perfect leader and skill, as we are seeking to bring calm and prosperity to an awfully afflicted region. I expect nice results, and shortly!”
He persevered:
Morgan Ortagus has had expertise in Diplomacy and National Security, and is an active U.S. Navy Reserve Intelligence Officer. From 2019-2021, Morgan served as Spokesperson on the Division of State (Pompeo!), where she used to be a member of my Ancient Abraham Accords team that brought remarkable Peace to the Heart East. Previous, she labored on the Division of the Treasury as a monetary intelligence analyst and, from 2010-2011, was once the Deputy U.S. Treasury Attaché to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The president-decide on concluded his message with a “Good good fortune Morgan!”
In 2019, The Washington Publish‘s Josh Rogin wrote that “Ortagus is just about the Trump family, especially Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump.” Trump also recommended Ortagus when she launched a brief-lived bid for a Tennessee congressional seat in 2022.
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