Trump’s pick for state department role withdraws after backlash over past ‘anti-Israel’ and race remarks | Trump administration
Donald Trump’s nominee for the top diplomatic post withdrew from consideration after mounting backlash over his past remarks on race and the Jewish public deprived him of significant support from Republicans.
Jeremy CarlTrump, who was selected to serve as assistant secretary of state for international organizations, a role that oversees U.S. policy toward institutions such as the UN, announced Tuesday that he was stepping aside after failing to win unanimous support from Republicans on the Senate foreign relations committee.
Inside A statement was published In
“With Senate Democrats unanimously opposing my nomination, we also needed the unanimous support of every GOP. [Grand Old Party] “Unfortunately, this unanimous support has not been achieved at this time,” the Foreign Affairs Committee senator wrote.
The Senate foreign relations committee normally votes on nominees before sending them to the full Senate. Carl’s prospects had looked slim since his confirmation hearing in February, when a Republican member of the panel openly broke ranks.
Utah Senator John Curtis, considered one of the most moderate Republicans in the chamber, later said he could not support the nomination, citing Carl’s records. Comments about Israel and the Jewish people.
“I find his anti-Israel views and insensitive remarks about the Jewish people unbecoming of the position for which he has been nominated,” Curtis said.
The opposition was particularly damaging because Democrats on the committee were already united against Carl, leaving the White House dependent on unanimous Republican support to advance the nomination. The failure marks a rare setback for Trump in the Republican-controlled Senate, which has largely approved his appointments.
Carl’s withdrawal welcomed American Jewish World Service (AJWS)A nonprofit organization that touted his record of “racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic views” and petitioned committee members to oppose the nomination.
Rori KramerAJWS’ U.S. advocacy director said: “We are thrilled to see Jeremy Carl will not take on this vital role at the State Department. He represents those who have turned their backs on the universal human rights that the United States has long defended.”
“These rights are still important for everyone. That’s why Jeremy Carl was unfit to serve. We oppose candidates the champions hate and who fail to live up to these ideals.”
During his confirmation hearing, senators pressed Carl about a series of past statements that critics said echoed themes linked to white nationalist ideology. Senators questioned him about comments endorsing the so-called great replacement theory, a widely discredited conspiracy theory that claims elites are deliberately replacing white populations with immigrants.
Asked if he believed there was a deliberate effort to displace white Americans, he said Democratic immigration policies “certainly send signals of that.”
Carl told senators that he could not remember some of the statements made during the hearing, and that he regretted some of them. He also acknowledged making comments that minimized the impact of the Holocaust, calling them “absolutely false.”
Further criticism focused on previous writings and interviews in which Carl suggested that Jewish people “often like to play the victim” and that resentment against Jews may arise because they have historically chosen professions that make them “more oppressive.”
He also criticized the federal holiday. JuneteenthThis event, which marks the end of slavery in the USA, is called an event that “shames racism and whites”.
Carl is a senior fellow at Claremont InstitutetoHe is a conservative think tank and previously served as deputy secretary of the interior department during Trump’s first administration.
he added in a second tweet: “Many Senators from our caucus (not just the “based” ones) reached out to me to let me know how disappointed they were with this outcome. And several Senators went above and beyond their duties to support me.
“… But unfortunately, we also have a significant number of problematic Senators, and without the help of Democrats and with a narrow majority, we will unfortunately see a lot of disappointment. Our voters need to be careful in the primaries, and if you have a good Senator, make sure the Senator holds their weak colleagues’ feet to the fire.”
