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Trump names former foe to Middle East team

JL;DR SUMMARY In a surprising move, President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Morgan Ortagus as a deputy to his special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Republican PartyAbraham AccordsMiddle EastDonald TrumpForeign PolicyNational SecurityJewish VotersSteve WitkoffMorgan Ortagus

Places mentioned

Saudi Arabia
"was also the deputy U.S. treasury attach to Saudi Arabia."
Florida, United States
"A Florida native, she was crowned Miss Florida Citrus when she was 20."
Tennessee, United States
"an unsuccessful 2022 run for Congress in Tennessee, a campaign Trump endorsed before ballot access issues derailed her candidacy."
South Carolina, United States
"earlier on in the GOP primary she backed Trumps rival, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley,"
Israel
"Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a Trump ally, welcomed the decision to tap Ortagus as part of Trumps Middle East team amid the war in Gaza and hopes for regional peace."
Houston, Texas, United States
"Fred Zeidman, a Houston-based Republican donor"

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