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Trump Outfoxes Senate Obstructionists, Appoints Mark Walker to Religious Liberty Position Not Needing Confirmation

President Donald Trump has outfoxed Senate Republican obstructionists yet again, blowing past Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) for his refusal to schedule a confirmation hearing for his appointee for religious freedom ambassador by just appointing pastor and former North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker (R) to a similar position that does not need Senate confirmation.

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Exclusive — Pastor Brunson Calls on Chairman Jim Risch to Schedule Hearing for Trump Religious Freedom Ambassador to Ensure Confirmation before Christmas

Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was imprisoned in Turkey for two years before President Donald Trump secured his release back in Trump’s first term, is ratcheting up pressure on Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) to get Trump’s Religious Freedom ambassador confirmed before Christmas.

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