Elise Stefanik Dreams of Turtle Bay

Is the position of ambassador, though, the right fit for the heroic up-stater?

AP/Mark Schiefelbein
Representative Elise Stefanik speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, December 5, 2023 at Washington. AP/Mark Schiefelbein

We greet with mixed emotions reports that Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has her eye on the ambassadorship to the United Nations — if President Trump wins a second term. Her work spotlighting the spread of antisemitism on campus has been heroic, especially as the Biden administration has been inclined to sit on its hands. We’d vote for her in a heartbeat. Sending her to Turtle Bay, though, would be like the Yankees sending Juan Soto to the minor leagues.

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