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‘Never Trump' national-security Republicans fear they have been blacklisted
| Actions have consequences. |
| Yet another way in which Mr. Trump was misunderestimated. Businessmen, particularly big-time developers, have long memories... |
Well..yeah. Bitter tears from WaPo sources that Trump has a memory .. *sob*
They are some of the biggest names in the Republican national security firmament, veterans of past GOP administrations who say, if called upon by President-elect Donald Trump, they stand ready to serve their country again.
The call that never comes™
But their phones aren't ringing. Their entreaties to Trump Tower in New York have mostly gone unanswered.
| "It wasn't personal, Michael, it was just business." |
In Trump world, these establishment all-stars say they are "PNG" ‐ personae non gratae.
| They were part of the swamp anyways. Good riddance to them... |
Their transgression was signing one or both of two public "Never Trump" letters during the campaign, declaring they would not vote for Trump and calling his candidacy a danger to the nation.
"Oh...that"
One letter, with 122 names, was published by War on the Rocks, a website devoted to national security commentary, during the primary season in March. The other, with 50 names, including some repeat signatories, was published by the New York Times during the general-election campaign in August.
| As the Instapundit notes, if you sign your name to a "Never Trump" missive, aren't you blacklisting yourself? |
Now, just days before Trump is sworn in as the nation's 45th president, the letter signers fear they have been added to another document, this one private ‐ a purported blacklist compiled by Trump's political advisers.
| Barack Obama, 2009: "Don't think we're not keeping score, brother." |
"Before he won, the conversation was, ‘We really would love for you to change your mind and join us,' " Peter Feaver, a National Security Council special adviser under President George W. Bush, said of informal talks with Trump aides. Feaver, who signed both letters, added that, "Since he won . . . the conversation is, ‘There likely will be a blacklist of people who signed the letters who won't themselves be eligible for a post.' "
Actions have consequences, dumbshits. What are you? Paleos?
| Now, now, give them a chance... |
Trump transition aides did not respond to a request for comment for this article.
*snort*
| With any luck they can be employed in the private sector, the media or academics for the next eight years... |
Posted by: Frank G 2017-01-17 |
