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>> when she was picked in december, even the conservative washington examiner said she is not remotely qualified to serve as our ambassador to the united nations. >> the day she started as spokesperson at the state department she had the highest security clearance. she had all the boxes checked and ts crossed and is dotted so this raises a lot of questions. >> household staffing issues plagued other nominees throughout time. remember the names. in this administration, both andy for labor secreta...

>> the day she started as spokesperson at the state department she had our nations highest security clearance. she had already gone through the vetting. had already had the boxes checked. this issue coming out of left field raises a lot of questions. >> remembers the name zoe baird, tim geithner. in this administration, both andy posner and wilbur ross for commerce had staff immigration issues. both said they were not aware of it at the time. ross made it through. multiple sources say while naue...

Mistreated, abused, theres been allegations along those lines. then you have this nominee who has one person work without awe grin card, not acceptable typically but the ha poc kras sis of someone being derailed for having one versus the president having dozen of mistreated, theres no squaring it. >> i thought that after this that after president trump this was a norm that would say permanently broken. i wouldnt think wed see people who had a nanny problem would have their careers derailed becau...

Formally advanced as a nominee. that key part never happened. a lot of people are asking other the last month or so why not. now it emerges in the background check. that she had a -- whaus coming to be known as a nanny problem.

And he can play the victim. and the other catch-all, he can use it as a distraction for mueller. >> he plays the victim and talks about how hes the best president probably ever. but clearly, and i think part of this is hes focusing his energy on the wall. acting interior, acting fema. now healther nauert withdrawing because its a nanny problem? tell us what you know. >> heather was tapped to succeed nikki haley as u.n. ambassador but her name wallace never

Shes withdrawing. now theyll have to find another nominee. a key position for the trump administration. thats just a big gap for them now. >> how big a problem is this? is it just a nanny problem? >> she hired an illegal immigrant from jamaica and paid her cash. you have to make sure he get the form als to declare their incom. some are saying she was legal. it seems theres more than that. >> isnt this something you look

Didnt have their paperwork done yet that they thought maybe it was just based on the delay and suddenly last night we get this announcement coming from the state department and including a quote from heather nauert that she was with drawing from consideration. she said the last several months have been grueling for her family so shes going to spend more time with her family. the secretary of state indicated in the statement that not only was she pulling herself from consideration of u.s. ambassa...

Government, if youre a person of color. >> lets come back in a moment. lolla, thank you so much for joining us from washington, d.c. this morning. up ahead -- questions over why the presidents pick for u.n. envoy dropped out of the running. separate reports asking does heather gnaw e heather have a nanny problem heather have a nanny pro . blemelse? are good, we know that theyre always going to take care of us. it was an instant savings and i should have changed a long time ago. it was funny be...

Changing circumstances as we see different trends in immigration and migration. >> well, the other big news headline today -- state department spokeswoman heather nauert is out as u.n. pick for ambassador. mike viqueira is at the white house with more on all this. mike, with a good morning to you, my friend, what happened here? >> reporter: good morning to you, alex. yeah, this individual, heather nauert, went from the sofa at "fox & friends" to the podium at the state department and president...

Being suggested and promoted for u.s. ambassador, nominated, frankly. but now reneging and pulling back the nomination over these nanny issues. what can you tell us about this? are you hearing any details here? >> so just to remind listeners, she is a "fox & friends" personality whom the trump administration stuck into the state department as a spokesperson and then was suddenly going to be nominated to be the ambassador to the united nations, which is an incredibly important role where you have...