Donald Trump on Monday named Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik as his choice for US ambassador to the United Nations as he assembles his administration following victory in the US presidential election. “Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter,” Trump told broadcaster CBS and the New York Post tabloid newspaper. The 40-year-old congresswoman had backed him in the conflict over the 2020 presidential elections, when Trump claimed against the evidence that he had been cheated of victory. Stefanik’s appointment will have to be confirmed by the Senate, where the …