FACT CHECK: Donald Trump Did Not Nominate Wisconsin Senator As Ambassador To Mexico

A post shared on X claims President-elect Donald Trump nominated Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson as ambassador to Mexico.

🚨President-elect Trump taps Sen. Ron Johnson for United States Ambassador to Mexico. pic.twitter.com/D9vnStP0AF

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 11, 2024

Verdict: Misleading

It is a different Ron Johnson, not the senator from Wisconsin.

Fact Check:

Trump nominated Ron Johnson to be ambassador of Mexico, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Social media users are claiming that this Ron Johnson is the current senator from Wisconsin. (RELATED: No, Poll Didn’t Show 64% Of Americans Support Hunter Biden’s Pardon)

“🚨President-elect Trump taps Sen. Ron Johnson for United States Ambassador to Mexico,” one user wrote.

This claim is misleading. The Ron Johnson nominated is the former ambassador to El Salvador, according to the Journal-Sentinel. He served 20 years in Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after a career in the Army with the Green Berets, per the outlet.

Johnson made light of the confusion in a Dec. 11 X post.

I never played in the NFL.

I wasn’t the CEO of JCPenney.

And I haven’t been nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.

There are a few of us Ron Johnsons out there.

— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) December 11, 2024

“I never played in the NFL. I wasn’t the CEO of JCPenney. And I haven’t been nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. There are a few of us Ron Johnsons out there,” Johnson tweeted.