Another Trump Pick Has Nomination Yanked

Yet another pick by President Donald Trump got their nomination yanked.

The White House has pulled Joel Rayburn’s nomination to become Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. A source familiar with the matter told the Daily Beast on Monday that he did not have the votes.

Rayburn, 56, was a special envoy for Syria during Trump’s first term. The president put him up for the State Department job in February.

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