Conservative political commentator Jeremy Carl, President Donald Trump's nominee for a senior role at the State Department, has withdrawn from consideration due to a lack of support from Republican senators. Carl, who needed unanimous support from all GOP members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to advance to a full Senate confirmation vote, faced backlash over his comments about race and religion. Some senators focused on his comments during his confirmation hearing, including Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, who said he did not believe Carl was the "right person to represent our nation’s best interests in international forums" and called Carl's anti-Israel views and insensitive remarks about the Jewish people "unbecoming". The post Carl was nominated for involves implementing U.S. policy at the United Nations and other multilateral organizations.