Trump Narrows His List Of Potential UN Ambassadors

Despite the speculation, Ivanka Trump is OUT.

It is an honor to serve in the White House alongside so many great colleagues and I know that the President will nominate a formidable replacement for Ambassador Haley. That replacement will not be me.

— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) October 9, 2018

However, Trump is quickly narrowing his list of potential replacements. He’s down to five.

The president revealed that former deputy national security adviser Dina Powell is on his shortlist, saying she is “certainly a person I would consider” appointing.

Powell, who departed the White House in January, has worked as a managing director for Goldman Sachs and served as a senior official in George W. Bush’s administration. She worked in the Trump White House both in her national security role and as Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor for Economic Initiatives.

Trump told reporters Tuesday that “we have actually many names. … Nikki is going to help us with the choice. I’ve heard a lot of names.”

Hmmmmm. Interesting.

“Rick Grenell is someone I would consider,” Trump said, referring to the U.S. ambassador to Germany. But he added that Grenell was not on his shortlist of five candidates, saying he’s doing well in his current post: “I’d personally like to keep Rick where he is.”

He’s also reportedly considering Jon Hunstman and Heather Nauert.

He said he’ll ultimately name Haley’s replacement in the next few weeks. Before the midterms? Who knows.

h/t Fox News