Trump's campaign had promised to offer an inclusive and uplifting prime-time message, hoping to broaden his appeal beyond his hard-core base by featuring the next generation of party stars including two Republicans of colour, Rep. Tim Scott and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.

Haley writes that then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and then-White House chief of staff John Kelly were following a “dangerous path.”

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet Friday night that U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft is being nominated to replace Nikki Haley as the ambassador to the United Nations. 

Heather Nauert, Donald Trump's first pick to replace former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, withdrew over the weekend.

Heather Nauert said that “the past two months have been grueling for my family and therefore it is in the best interest of my family that I withdraw my name from consideration.”

The Trump administration averaged just over two departures of senior officials a month in 2018.

Trump had previously said Nuaert was under serious consideration to replace Haley, though he's been known to change course on staffing in the past. 

The diplomat delivered the keynote address at a charity dinner, making jokes about the Democrat senator's recent DNA test.

Powell told President Donald Trump by phone that she was honored to be considered but planned to stay at Goldman Sachs, the source told Reuters.

Trump said that while Ivanka would be incredible in the role, he would face accusations of nepotism if he selected her.