Stefanik, Looking Poised To Become Next American Ambassador at the UN, Aims To Cut Budgets of Agencies Seen To Be Working Against U.S. Interests

Of those, she specifically names the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians, which Hamas is using to hold Israeli hostages, according to a Tuesday report.

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Representative Elise Stefanik testifies on Capitol Hill, January 21, 2025. AP/Rod Lamkey Jr.

Representative Elise Stefanik’s performance at a Senate hearing this week seems to have secured her nomination to be America’s next ambassador at the United Nations. Once arriving there, she has vowed that some of Turtle Bay’s agencies will be defunded — including one that is reportedly helping Hamas hide hostages in Gaza. 

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