Trump propels Tammy Bruce to the UN despite heavy Islamophobic history

The appointment of Tammy Bruce, former voice of Fox News and current State Department spokesperson, to the post of deputy representative of the United States to the UN has sparked considerable controversy. A CNN investigation unearthed nearly two decades of Islamophobic, conspiratorial and openly hateful comments: Bruce accused Barack Obama of being a “hidden Muslim” determined to weaken his country, called the former president a “Kenyan” and questioned his citizenship. She also increased attacks against American Muslims, calling on them to “prove their loyalty” after September 11.

These statements are not simple deviations: they reveal a structured discourse, forged in systematic suspicion towards Islam. On his blog and in his columns, Bruce claimed that the “Muslim establishment” was getting a free pass, called the Saudi royal family “beasts” and denounced the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero as an act of “conquest.” She even called for “kicking out” Muslims deemed insufficiently patriotic.

Bruce has also long targeted the UN, which she described as the “enemy” of the United States and called for it to be “dismantled”, going even further than Donald Trump in denouncing the multilateral institution. Despite this toxic history, the Republican candidate assures that Bruce will “brilliantly represent” the United States in New York, while the White House defends its “loyalty” to the president.

This promotion comes at a time when Washington is trying to coordinate its efforts with several Muslim countries in an explosive context marked by the genocide in Gaza. Entrusting a strategic diplomatic role to an official who has built part of her career on the stigmatization of Islam is provocative. It is also a clear signal: the second Trump term is ready to place in key positions figures for whom suspicion, caricature and hostility towards Muslims are not accidents, but an assumed political line.