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Former State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus is believed to be attempting to wriggle her way back into President-elect Donald J. Trump’s next administration in January. While Ortagus held a communications role at the top U.S. diplomatic agency from 2019 until 2021 under Trump, colleagues at State and other departments viewed her as less than aligned with Trump’s America First foreign policy.
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Following the 2020 election, Ortagus’s true colors were revealed, especially after she was blocked in 2022 from running for Congress in Tennessee after the state legislature passed a law requiring candidates to live in the district they wish to represent. She was largely backed by the Republican Party…
