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February 18, 2019

Heather Nauert Withdraws from U.N. Ambassadorship Consideration
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State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert has removed herself from
consideration to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, according
to a statement released Saturday. The withdrawal is reportedly due to
Nauert's past hiring of a nanny who did not have authorization to work
in the U.S., and her failure to pay taxes on time. The news comes after
Trump's National Golf Club was accused of hiring dozens of undocumented
workers over the years, firing at least 18 from five golf courses in New
York and New Jersey in the past two months.


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