Trump Shocks Everyone by Turning on His Own New Hire: ‘Good Luck, Morgan—But Don’t Expect Much!’

President-elect Donald Trump announced a new hire to his incoming second administration on Friday in a less than conventional manner.

While Trump may have professed to be “pleased” to make Morgan Ortagus — a former Fox News contributor and State Department spokeswoman — his Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Middle East Peace, his announcement of her appointment came with several digs

I am pleased to announce Morgan Ortagus as Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Middle East Peace, to the Honorable Steven Witkoff. Early on Morgan fought me for three years, but hopefully has learned her lesson,” began Trump in a post on Truth Social. “These things usually don’t work out, but she has strong Republican support, and I’m not doing this for me, I’m doing it for them. Let’s see what happens. She will hopefully be an asset to Steve, a great leader and talent, as we seek to bring calm and prosperity to a very troubled region. I expect great results, and soon!”

He continued:

Morgan Ortagus has had experience in Diplomacy and National Security, and is an active U.S. Navy Reserve Intelligence Officer. From 2019-2021, Morgan served as Spokesperson at the Department of State (Pompeo!), where she was a member of my Historic Abraham Accords team that brought unprecedented Peace to the Middle East. Earlier, she worked at the Department of the Treasury as a financial intelligence analyst and, from 2010-2011, was the Deputy U.S. Treasury Attaché to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The president-elect concluded his message with a “Good luck Morgan!”

In 2019, The Washington Post‘s Josh Rogin wrote that “Ortagus is close to the Trump family, especially Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump.” Trump also endorsed Ortagus when she launched a short-lived bid for a Tennessee congressional seat in 2022.