The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Not to sound too sacrilegious, but so too does President Trump, except he then giveth again.

I recently shared that the president had asked me to take on the role of CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media. My mission was to reduce the agency’s bloated budget (approaching an obscene $1 billion annually) and restore its America First mission, one it had strayed from in favor of a leftist worldview funded by American taxpayers.

This appointment required Senate confirmation. In the lead-up, I undertook deep research, which led me to conclude that USAGM is an utterly corrupt agency, one that needs to be radically restructured and downsized, if not shuttered entirely.

Then, the Department of Government Efficiency beat me to the punch. They came in a couple of weeks later, took a look around, and recommended the entire operation be shut down. The right call.

But then the White House called again. This time, it was suggested that the president would like me to become the next ambassador to South Africa.