Elise Stefanik told Sen. Chris Murphy that she is more worried about a senator wasting time during the confirmation hearing for a UN Ambassador asking about it than she is about Elon Musk appearing to do a Nazi salute.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik opened her confirmation hearing Tuesday for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by pledging to implement President Donald Trump’s “America First” mandate and roll out a review of U.S. funding for some of the world body’s agencies.

Rep. Elise Stefanik is expected to champion President-elect Donald Trump's "America first" agenda on the global stage.

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Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for her confirmation hearing as nominee for UN envoy, Jan. 21, 2025. “It has never been more critical for the United States to lead with strength and moral clarity,” she said in her remarks.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador, Rep Elise Stefanik, R-NY., has the ability to make a big change at the world body if she takes a serious look at US funding to the world body.

Former Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for her confirmation hearing to be U.N. ambassador. The hearing begins at 10 a.m. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Stefanik,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik pledged Tuesday to push President Donald Trump’s “America First” stance if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and roll out a review of U.S. funding critical for U.N. agencies handling health programs and more around the world.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to the U.N., said Tuesday in her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United Nations has not lived up to its founding mission.

Stefanik's confirmation hearing to become the next UN Ambassador focused on foreign aid, Chinese influence, and antisemitism.

Harvard-educated and the fourth-ranking member of the US House, she was elected to Congress in 2015 as a moderate Republican and is leaving a decade later as one of President Trump’s most ardent allies.