President Donald Trump Hilariously Announces His Pick fo Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Middle East Peace

President Donald Trump announced Morgan Ortagus as Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Middle East Peace on Friday.

But it was his less-than-glowing endorsement that stole the show.

Referring to the podcast host and ex-State Department spokesperson, President Trump remarked on her past policy clashes.

“Others like her, so why not?”

That’s one way to put it, I guess.

The appointment and his classic blunt delivery, left observers laughing.

It also left some wondering if she’s a good pick with her background.

Trump announces @MorganOrtagus as deputy to Steven Whitkoff.

In the announcement, he notes:

"Early on Morgan fought me for three years, but hopefully has learned her lesson. These things usually don’t work out, but she has strong Republican support, and I’m not doing this for… pic.twitter.com/mD6Tj3z3nO

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 3, 2025

Here it is confirmed directly from his TruthSocial page:

RedState reports:

No one has ever accused Donald Trump of not being honest about how he feels, and that penchant for venting his true feelings reached a new level of hilarity on Friday. In what was easily the funniest presidential appointment announcement of all time, Trump named Morgan Ortagus, podcast host and former spokesperson for the State Department, as “Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Middle East Peace.”

As an aside, the fact that these titles have gotten that long probably says the executive branch is just a bit too large, but it was what the incoming president said about Ortagus that had people rolling.

Well, that’s not exactly a ringing endorsement. It’s like saying, “Yeah, she fought me for years on foreign policy and is a neocon RINO, and she’ll probably get fired, but others like her so let’s give it a shot.” Credit where credit is due, I suppose.

Congratulations to the well respected and informed @MorganOrtagus , she is very knowledgeable of the situation in the Middle East and will help ushering in a period of peace for the U.S and our allies while holding our adversaries accountable. What a great pick by President Trump… pic.twitter.com/pwNyg0TzrY

— Steven Nabil (@thestevennabil) January 3, 2025

We shall see how she does in this role.