The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Stefanik’s withdrawal as UN Ambassador nominee

Why President Trump withdrew the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., as United Nations Ambassador.

Yes. There has been a tight House GOP majority all Congress. And that was a factor. But not the only one. Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.

In November, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he "begged and pleaded" with Mr. Trump not to recruit any more House members for his administration after Mr. Trump drafted National Security Advisor and former Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) former Attorney General nominee and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Stefanik to serve in his administration. It was believed that the Senate was poised in the next week or two to confirm Stefanik as UN Ambassador. She would have resigned from the House immediately. But this would come as the GOP feared losing one if not two of those special elections to succeed Gaetz and Waltz. Plus, if Stefanik resigned, it would take about three months for a special election to hit in upstate New York to fill her seat. And – because of splintering in the New York GOP – there is concern that Republicans could lose that seat in a special election.