{"id":137326,"date":"2024-12-15T13:35:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T06:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137326"},"modified":"2024-12-15T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T06:35:50","slug":"trump-names-richard-grenell-for-special-missions-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137326","title":{"rendered":"Trump Names Richard Grenell for \u2018Special Missions\u2019 Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President-elect Donald J. Trump named Richard Grenell, his former ambassador to Germany and former acting director of national intelligence, as his \u201cenvoy for special missions,\u201d Mr. Trump <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113653826474450092\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A loyalist known for unbridled social media attacks on Mr. Trump\u2019s perceived critics and many others, Mr. Grenell <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/25\/us\/politics\/grenell-trump-cabinet.html\" title=\"\">led a shambolic effort<\/a> to challenge the 2020 election results in Nevada after Mr. Trump\u2019s loss, and he has lobbied assiduously for a diplomatic job in the new administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He got his start in government before Mr. Trump\u2019s rise, as a spokesman for the U.S. mission to the United Nations under multiple presidents. But <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/business\/new-romney-spokesman-deleted-inflammatory-tweets-idUSL2E8FN772\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">his online toxicity<\/a>, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/04\/us\/politics\/richard-grenell-trump-intelligence.html\" title=\"\">foreign business contacts<\/a> and tendency toward <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/burns-haberman\/2012\/04\/new-romney-flacks-old-pastime-ridiculing-the-gingriches-121165\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">biting personal attacks on political opponents<\/a> and the media <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/05\/03\/us\/politics\/richard-grenell-resigns-from-mitt-romneys-foreign-policy-team.html\" title=\"\">turned off<\/a> many centrist conservatives, helping propel him toward Mr. Trump, a man <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/02\/21\/grenell-trump-critic-116648\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">he denounced in 2016 as \u201cdangerous.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cRic will continue to fight for Peace through Strength, and always put AMERICA FIRST,\u201d Mr. Trump wrote in his announcement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Grenell did not immediately reply to a texted question about his priorities for the role, which does not currently exist. Mr. Trump outlined it as: \u201cRic will work in some of the hottest spots around the World, including Venezuela and North Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The role is a far cry from secretary of state, the job Mr. Grenell coveted, but to which Mr. Trump plans to appoint Senator Marco Rubio, the Republican from Florida. Being named for a lower-profile White House envoy job could help Mr. Grenell avoid persistent questions about his paid work for foreign clients, including luxury hotel development projects <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/17\/us\/politics\/kushner-deal-serbia-trump.html\" title=\"\">he has pursued in the Balkans with Jared Kushner<\/a>, the president-elect\u2019s son-in-law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"css-1b5b8u1\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M2.5 12a9.5 9.5 0 1 1 19 0 9.5 9.5 0 0 1-19 0Zm8.5 1.75v-7.5h2v7.5h-2Zm0 2v2h2v-2h-2Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<hr\/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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