David Friedman on the way to the UN? Trump is considering a new role for a former ambassador

US President, Donald Trump; Announced on Monday that US Ambassador to former Israel, David Friedman Located among the leading candidates for the US ambassador in the United Nations, after the president surprisingly canceled the candidacy of the Congress Company Alice Stefnik. “We have a lot of people who asked about the role and would like to do it – David Friedman, Richard Granel and maybe 30 other people,” Trump said yesterday for foreign media.

“A role that creates stars” and the struggle for the majority in Congress

“This is a role that carries stars,” the president added to the UN ambassador’s role.

“I just don’t want to take risks where you ask ‘How does the elections progress?’,” Trump explained. “We have choices for Congress that are a little tight. I guess one is fine, but the other a little tight. Randy Payne is a great guy … We want to be careful. Valis is very popular in her district … I think it’s just confidence.”

Friedman and his complex relationship with Trump

Friedman is considered a significant influence during his term when an ambassador to Israel in Trump’s previous government, and according to reports as a senior position in the Second Government. However, the relationship between the two knew up and downs, when the president has so far avoided the appointment of Friedman to the position in the new government. This is after the former ambassador visited Trump following his meeting with the American rapper, Kenya WestBecame known for anti -Semitic statements, in 2022.

More candidates and refusal of Granel

Between the other candidates and the job is also Richard GranleTrump’s old -fashioned foreign policy consultant, who used to serve as the US ambassador to Germany and as the actual national intelligence manager, and as of a few months ago he was appointed by Trump as they sent special tasks.

Visiting plans in the Middle East and saying disturbing on Ukraine

In a conversation with reporters, Trump confirmed that he was intending to visit the Middle East soon, which would include visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and perhaps in other countries in the area. The visit is expected to be next month or “a little later,” and will be for the first visit outside the US in the second term. “I have a very good relationship with the Middle East,” the president said, praise the Saudi king Salman Ben Abd al-Aziz And the head of the Saudi Arabian government, the heir Muhammad bin Salman. “They agreed to invest almost a trillion dollars in our American companies,” he proud, again, Trump to the reporters.

In addition, during the same conversation with reporters, Trump addressed the war in Ukraine and rejected the possibility of Ukraine NATO’s companies, saying that “this is probably why the war started, in fact” – things that resonate Russian claim in relation to the reason for the invasion.