Trump pulls Elise Stefanik's cabinet nomination

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : There are others that can do a good job at the United Nations.
62% : Stefanik, a loyal Trump ally who was expected to be easily confirmed as the ambassador to the United Nations, recently gave up her leadership position in anticipation of leaving the House.
62% : Former Democratic congressman Conor Lamb won a special election in 2018, for instance, in a Pennsylvania seat Trump had carried by nearly 20 points.
58% : Trump plucked only one other representative to serve in his cabinet, Michael Waltz, who is his national security adviser.
56% : Trump carried the district by about 16 points in 2020 -- a margin that could make the seat competitive in a special election under ideal conditions for Democrats.
51% : The move also spares Republicans a special election to fill Stefanik's seat in an upstate New York district that Trump carried by about 16 points in 2020.
41% : " Trump added that he hoped Stefanik could rejoin the administration "in the future.
39% : (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) The White House has pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) as ambassador to the United Nations, as Republicans worry about passing tax cuts through the House with their slim majority.
38% : Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) resigned his seat after Trump nominated him to be attorney general.
35% : (Trump later withdrew Gaetz's nomination.)

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