One day before Donald Trump becomes president, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson was named the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom by the president-elect.
At a luncheon in Washington D.C. Trumped called Johnson an ambassador. He said that Johnson was going to St. James which is the official title of the ambassadorship, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN. The Jets and Johnson haven’t commented about the appointment yet but the owner did say at the end of the season that it would be an honor to be considered.
The move isn’t a surprise since Johnson is a longtime friend of Trump and was a major financial supporter of Trump during the campaign.