President Joe Biden nominated former Trump official Elliott Abrams to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
The controversial neoconservative has served in three Republican administrations, most recently serving as former President Donald Trump's special envoy to Iran and Venezuela. His role in the Iran-Contra scandal and defense of human rights abuses by the U.S.-backed Salvadoran military in the 1980s has made him the target of ire from progressives, leading to a showdown with Rep. Ilhan Omar during a congressional hearing in 2019.
Abrams was in charge of removing Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro from power during the Trump administration but has since denounced the former president. He even claimed that despite being nominated by him, he disliked Trump the entire time. However, Abrams's biggest critics are on the Left. They criticize his human rights record, specifically over his alleged role in attempting to cover up Salvadoran human rights abuses.
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