Day: November 11, 2024

Trump names Stefanik UN ambassador

Rep. Elise Stefanik appointed US Ambassador to the United Nations

Danielle Wallace
By Danielle Wallace Fox News
Published November | Updated November

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., explains why she believes policies under Trump’s administration will result in more support from women voters and calls out Mark Cuban for his statements about women close to Trump.

President-elect Trump has named Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., as the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Fox News has confirmed.

First reported by the New York Post, the appointment was one of the first announced in the early days of Trump's transition period.

"I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to the Post.

Stefanik, chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, provided a statement of her own to the outlet.

"I am truly honored to earn President Trump's nomination to serve in his Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations," Stefanik told the Post. "During my conversation with President Trump, I shared how deeply humbled I am to accept his nomination and that I look forward to earning the support of my colleagues in the United States Senate. "President Trump’s historic landslide election has given hope to the American people and is a reminder that brighter days are ahead — both at home and abroad."

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Stefanik speaks at MSG Trump rally

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks during a campaign rally for former President Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27, 2024.  (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Stefanik, the fourth-highest ranking House Republican, is a frequent figure on television where she advocates for the GOP side on a number of issues, including Israel and what she refers to as the "Biden Crime Family." 

By contrast, the Biden-Harris administration's U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, does not seek much press coverage.

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Stefanik sits by Trump at the RNC

Trump, running mate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., during the second day of the Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Stefanik, who was re-elected to her sixth term in the House last week, made national headlines for grilling the presidents of Ivy League universities about the rising antisemitism on college campuses in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel.

Stefanik campaigns with Trump in New Hampshire

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., joins former President Trump during a campaign rally at the Grappone Convention Center on Jan. 19, 2024 in Concord, New Hampshire.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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"The work ahead is immense as we see antisemitism skyrocketing coupled with four years of catastrophically weak U.S. leadership that significantly weakened our national security and diminished our standing in the eyes of both allies and adversaries," Stefanik added in her statement to the Post. "I stand ready to advance President Donald J. Trump’s restoration of America First peace through strength leadership on the world stage on Day One at the United Nations. "

Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.

Trump to appoint former ICE Director Tom Homan as next ‘border czar’: ‘nobody better at policing our borders’ Trump said Homan ‘will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin’

By Scott McDonald Fox News
Published November

Former acting ICE director Tom Homan said the prospect of mass deportations is not threatening to the nation's immigrant community, but "should be threatening to the illegal immigrant community." (CBS)

President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he plans to appoint Thomas Homan as the next "border czar."

Trump made the announcement on his social media platform Truth Social.

"​​I’ve known Tom for a long time and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders. Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited, job."

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Tom Homan at a microphone

Tom Homan, a FOX News contributor and former Trump Administration head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), delivers the keynote speech at the Columbiana County Lincoln Day Dinner in Salem, Ohio, on Friday, March 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Trump added that the "border czar" position isn’t just for monitoring the U.S. southern border with Mexico, but also "the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security. I’ve known Tom for a long time and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders."

This comes less than a week after Trump secured his second presidency, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, who was dubbed the "border czar" in the Biden administration.

Border security was a strong point of Trump’s first presidency, and it was a stalwart during both his 2020 and 2024 campaigns.

'STATUS QUO' AT SOUTHERN BORDER 'ENDS' WHEN TRUMP'S IN OFFICE, SAYS NATIONAL BORDER PATROL COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Tom Homan

Former acting ICE director Tom Homan joined "America Reports" on Thursday to discuss the border as well as AOC's criticism of President Biden. (Fox News)

Illegal border crossings surged under the Biden administration, with nearly 3 million in fiscal year 2024, according to Homeland Security’s website. There have been more than 10.8 million illegal encounters since FY 2021.

Trump vowed during his campaign that he would once again take a hard-line approach to securing the border.

"It’s going to be a well-targeted, well-planned operation conducted by the men of ICE. The men and women of ICE do this daily. They’re good at it," Homan said during a Fox News interview on Sunday, adding that deportations would be a "humane operation."

Homan Abbott Texas

Tom Homan is the pick for Trump's "border czar" when he takes over the presidency. (Getty Images)

Trump during his campaign referenced illegal immigrants as people fleeing countries that didn’t want them. He often said at his rallies that illegal immigrants flooded the U.S. with drugs and gangs, and that they became a hub for smuggling and human trafficking, saying they are "poisoning the blood of our country."

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"They’re rough people, in many cases from jails, prisons, from mental institutions, insane asylums," Trump said. "You know, insane asylums, that’s ‘Silence of the Lambs’ stuff."

This is only the beginning of thousands of positions that need to be filled by his presidency. Trump has already announced that Susie Wiles, his co-campaign manager, will be the White House chief of staff.

Trump Taps Former ICE Director Tom Homan As ‘Border Czar’

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by Tyler Durden
Monday, Nov 11, 2024 - 07:20 AM

President-elect Donald Trump revealed on Sunday night that he plans to appoint Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement between 2017 and 2018, as the next "border czar."

"I am pleased to announce that Former ICE Director and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration in charge of our Nation's Borders ("The Border Czar"), including, but not limited to, the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump continued, "I've known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our borders. Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin." 

"Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job," Trump said.

In recent weeks, Homan gave one of the most balanced interviews on immigration to the far-left media outlet CBS News' 60 Minutes. When asked about the taxpayer cost of deporting millions of illegal aliens, he responded, "What price do you put on national security?"

At the Republican National Convention in July, Homan told Trump supporters: "I've got a message ... to all the illegal aliens in violation of federal law ... you better start packing now." 

Homan recently torched far-left activist lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez while on The Hill.

While Homan secures the southern and northern borders and oversees the deportation of illegal aliens, there will be significant moves by the Trump administration to disrupt and destroy the dark money financial and trade networks that have sparked the horrific 100,000 US drug death overdose crisis per year caused by fentanyl and other drugs - much of which starts as precursor chemicals shipped from China, cooked into fentanyl by Mexican cartels, then flooded into the Lower 48.