Overview
- Carl appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today as President Trump’s pick for assistant secretary of state for international organizations.
- A CNN KFile probe reported he tried to erase thousands of posts before his nomination, flagging calls for executing a teachers’ union leader, denunciations of Juneteenth, and promotion of Great Replacement themes.
- Past podcasts and writings feature remarks critics call antisemitic, including minimizing Holocaust remembrance and stereotyping Jews, which opponents say disqualify him for a senior diplomatic role.
- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged colleagues to vote no, and the AFL-CIO asked committee leaders to reject the nomination over concerns about his statements on race and immigration.
- The White House has defended Carl as highly qualified, while former State Department officials warn his confirmation could weaken U.S. support for human rights at the UN, particularly for LGBTQ+ people and communities of color.