Tag: Nikki Haley

U.N. resoundingly rejects U.S. decision on Jerusalem in pointed rebuke

The following article by Carol Morello and Ruth Eglash was posted on the Washington Post website December 21, 2017:

On Dec. 21, the United Nations voted 128-9 in favor of rejecting President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. (Reuters)

The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a measure rejecting the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, which was repeatedly criticized as undermining prospects for peace.

Despite blunt warnings that U.S. aid to countries that backed the resolution and even funding for the United Nations itself may be cut, the resolution on “illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of occupied Palestinian territory” got 128 votes. Only nine countries — including the United States and Israel — voted against it. Another 35 countries abstained, and 21 were absent. Continue reading “U.N. resoundingly rejects U.S. decision on Jerusalem in pointed rebuke”

Nikki Haley says Trump’s accusers ‘should be heard’

The following article by Rosalind S. Helderman and David Weigel was posted on the Washington Post website December 10, 2017:

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Dec. 10 said that the women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct “should be heard.” (Reuters)

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that the women who have accused President Trump of touching or groping them without their consent “should be heard.”

Haley’s comments, made on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” diverged from the White House position on the more than a dozen women who have accused Trump of misconduct. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said that the White House’s position is that the women are lying and that the American people settled the issue by electing Trump despite the accusations.

Asked by CBS’s John Dickerson whether she considered the allegations a “settled issue,” given last year’s election results, Haley responded, “You know, that’s for the people to decide. I know that he was elected. But, you know, women should always feel comfortable coming forward. And we should all be willing to listen to them.” Continue reading “Nikki Haley says Trump’s accusers ‘should be heard’”

Retweets ≠ endorsements? Oh, yes, they do, say the Hatch Act police.

The following article by Calum Borchers was posted on the Washington Post website October 4, 2017:

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

It’s a common disclaimer in Twitter users’ bios: “Retweets ≠ endorsements.” Maybe Nikki Haley should have included it in hers. Maybe it wouldn’t have mattered.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has received a warning from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which polices the Hatch Act’s restrictions on political activity by federal employees.

Haley’s violation? Retweeting a Twitter message posted by President Trump in which Trump endorsed the congressional candidacy of South Carolina Republican Ralph Norman. OSC ruled that Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, had effectively given her endorsement to Norman, too. Continue reading “Retweets ≠ endorsements? Oh, yes, they do, say the Hatch Act police.”