President Trump’s choice for Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Jeremy Carl, has just withdrawn his own nomination. This comes after one, lone Republican Senator — John Curtis — sunk his confirmation. Jeremy Carl is a conservative commentator and senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. He also served as Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary during President Trump’s first term. On Tuesday, he announced his unfortunate withdrawal in a lengthy statement on X. Read it here: This will be a bit more formal than usual, but I wanted to announce that I am withdrawing my nomination for consideration as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. I am tremendously grateful to President Trump for nominating me and then (upon… pic.twitter.com/S6nEamTZg4 — Jeremy Carl (@realJeremyCarl) March 10, 2026 This will be a bit more formal than usual, but I wanted to announce that I am withdrawing my nomination for consideration as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. I am tremendously grateful to President Trump for nominating me and then (upon expiration of my original nomination) renominating me for this role, and I am also grateful to Secretary Rubio and his team for their continued support throughout this long and time-consuming process. The fact that they chose to nominate me and were so supportive of my candidacy was one of many indications that this is an administration that was not satisfied to simply do business as usual nor to simply pick nominees from the same stable of “business as usual” possibilities. Unfortunately, for senior positions such as this one, the support of the President and Secretary of State is very important but not sufficient. We also needed the unanimous support of every GOP Senator on the Committee on Foreign Relations, given the unanimous opposition of Senate Democrats to my candidacy, and unfortunately, at this time this unanimous support was not forthcoming. Under our Constitutional system, that is the role that the Senate has in deciding Presidential appointments at this level and I accept that political reality, and do not wish to have the President, Secretary Rubio, or the rest of his team waste valuable time and energy attempting to change that decision. I remain extremely confident in President Trump, Secretary Rubio, and the rest of the outstanding team at State (a group of leaders that includes many close friends). I know they will continue to pursue a foreign policy that puts America first, and that they will work to ensure America is able to exercise its power and influence in the world like never before. Jeremy Carl was criticized after he defended his stance on mass immigration and Israel during his confirmation hearing last month. Watch this clip of Sen. Curtis questioning Jeremy Carl on Israel during the hearing: Sen. John Curtis grills Trump State Dept nominee Jeremy Carl on his criticisms of Israel: "You said the US spends too much time and energy on Israel—often to the detriment of our own national interests." (Curtis announced after this that he's going to sink Carl's nomination due… pic.twitter.com/BmtDSqtqw4 — Chris Menahan (@infolibnews) February 13, 2026 Sen. John Curtis grills Trump State Dept nominee Jeremy Carl on his criticisms of Israel: “You said the US spends too much time and energy on Israel—often to the detriment of our own national interests.” (Curtis announced after this that he’s going to sink Carl’s nomination due to his “anti-Israel views” and past “insensitive remarks about the Jewish people.”) Afterwards, Sen. John Curtis said he would not vote to confirm Carl because he didn’t like his criticism of Israel. Fox News explained further: During his confirmation hearing last month, senators pressed Carl on previous remarks concerning “White identity,” immigration and Israel. Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, said afterward that Carl was not the “right person to represent our nation’s best interests in international forums,” citing what he described as anti-Israel views and insensitive comments about Jewish people. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., questioned Carl about his references to “White identity” and what he believed was being “erased.” Carl responded that he was concerned about the erosion of what he described as a majority American culture due to mass immigration, saying he stood by those comments. Murphy later called him a “legit White nationalist” on social media. Carl rejected that characterization, saying he is “not a White nationalist” and that his remarks referred to a broadly shared American culture that people of all backgrounds could embrace. Because Republicans have a 12-10 majority on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, one vote against Carl is enough to prevent his nomination from moving to the full Senate. Thanks to Sen. Curtis refusing to give him his vote, Carl had no other choice but to withdraw. Notably, Sen. Curtis is one of the few Republicans opposing the SAVE Act right now, as well. Senator John Curtis was the sole Republican voting against the confirmation of Jeremy Carl, and now he’s opposing voter ID laws, what is going on! — Kai Schwemmer (@KaiSchwemmer) February 26, 2026 What a backstabbing RINO. He needs to be voted out! What’s your analysis?