Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC (Credit: Drew Angerer/AFP)
In a rather direct move, two Republican representatives in U.S. Congress of Lebanese origin, Darin LaHood and Darrell Issa, sent U.S. President Donald Trump a letter on Jan. 28, setting out their expectations regarding the future Lebanese Cabinet. In the missive — which President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam received a toned-down version of — LaHood and Issa warned against including figures from Hezbollah and its allies in the future Cabinet.The letter was also sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and his deputy, Morgan Ortagus. Trump’s advisor on the region’s affairs, Massad Boulos, who is also of Lebanese origin, also received a copy. LaHood and Issa’s message comes at a time when Amal and Hezbollah insist that they want to...
In a rather direct move, two Republican representatives in U.S. Congress of Lebanese origin, Darin LaHood and Darrell Issa, sent U.S. President Donald Trump a letter on Jan. 28, setting out their expectations regarding the future Lebanese Cabinet. In the missive — which President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam received a toned-down version of — LaHood and Issa warned against including figures from Hezbollah and its allies in the future Cabinet.The letter was also sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and his deputy, Morgan Ortagus. Trump’s advisor on the region’s affairs, Massad Boulos, who is also of Lebanese origin, also received a copy. LaHood and Issa’s message comes at a time when Amal and Hezbollah insist that they...