Trump Is Not Enamored With Morgan Ortagus, His Pick for Mideast Peace Team
- President-elect says he hopes Ortagus has ‘learned her lesson’
- Ortagus worked for Pompeo at State Department in first term
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When President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice for No. 2 Middle East peace envoy, he made it clear that he wasn’t thrilled about it.
Trump, in an unflattering post naming Morgan Ortagus as deputy to Steve Witkoff, indicated she’d been disloyal and pointed out that she’d worked for former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, who’s fallen out of favor with the president-elect.