The Republican pollster who had planned to split time advising both Vice President Mike Pence and the United Nations ambassador, Nikki R. Haley, on national security issues withdrew from the dual role on Sunday night, a White House official said. CONT. New York Times Read more »
Trump tried to block Pence national security appointment
The White House kept it quiet until now, but on Friday the President nearly blocked the Vice President from getting his chosen national security adviser. … Trump was furious when he learned Pence was bringing on Nikki Haley’s deputy Jon Lerner, according to three sources familiar with the events. The […] Read more »
Pence Hires Haley Aide as National Security Adviser, Creating Unusual Dual Role
Vice President Mike Pence has hired Jon Lerner, a veteran Republican pollster who is a deputy for the United Nations ambassador, Nikki R. Haley, as his national security adviser, a spokeswoman for Mr. Pence said on Thursday evening. Mr. Lerner will continue to work with Ms. Haley while advising Mr. […] Read more »
Haley’s UN Brinkmanship Comes With Advice by Long-Time Pollster
As Nikki Haley confronts her biggest test so far as U.S. envoy to the UN — persuading the Security Council to further tighten sanctions on North Korea — she’s leaning on a key adviser with little foreign policy experience: her South Carolina pollster. Jon Lerner, a political strategist who helped […] Read more »
NPR/Ipsos Poll: Americans Aren’t So Hot On ‘America First’
As President Trump begins his first overseas trip, Americans have widely differing views of his approach to foreign policy. But a majority of both Republicans and Democrats want the U.S. to continue its robust engagement with the rest of the world. CONT. Scott Horsley, NPR Read more »
37% Say UN Doing ‘Good Job’ Solving Problems
Thirty-seven percent of Americans say the United Nations is doing a “good job” of solving the problems it faces, similar to what Gallup has measured since 2013 but above the 2009 low of 26%. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »