Trump cites Grenell as potential UN ambassador nominee to replace Stefanik, among dozens interested

President Donald Trump says about 30 people have expressed interest in becoming U.S. ambassador to the United Nations since he pulled the nomination of New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik for the position.

Trump made the comment Monday. He also said David Friedman, who was the U.S. ambassador to Israel during his first administration, and Richard Grenell, who was the former ambassador to Germany, as potential nominees. 

“We have a lot of people that have asked about it and would like to do it,” he said. Trump also said about 30 people are interested in the position.

"Everyone loves that position," he said. "That’s a star-making position. And so we’ll see what happens.”

Last week, Trump pulled Stefanik's nomination to save House Republicans from losing another member and cutting further into their already narrow majority.

House Republicans have already lost two members to Trump nominations, after winning control of the lower chamber in November.