Trump’s UN nominee echoes his criticism but condemns Russia
Washington — Donald Trump’s nominee for UN ambassador echoed his condemnation of the world body and pledged to push for reforms at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, but broke from the president-elect on some foreign policy issues, including Russia. Nikki Haley, a rising star in the Republican Party, faced tough questioning from some members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about her lack of diplomatic experience. Haley, who turns 45 on Friday when Trump takes office, has been governor of South Carolina since 2011. Haley seconded criticism of the UN by Trump and many of their fellow Republicans, especially for what she termed its "bias" against Israel, including a Security Council resolution last month demanding an end to settlement building that the US declined to veto. She also said it would be better for the US to carefully review the 2015 Iran nuclear deal rather than unilaterally withdraw from it. Trump took to Twitter recently to criticise the 193-member wo...
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