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| Short list of potential Trump administration picks |
| 2016-11-15 |
| [Reuters] U.S. President-elect Donald Trump recently announced the first major appointments to his administration but still has many positions to fill ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20. Trump announced on Sunday he will hire Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff and named Stephen Bannon, former head of the conservative web site Breitbart News, as his chief strategist and senior counselor. The selection of Bannon drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who criticized Breitbart News' ties to racist messages. Below are people mentioned as contenders for senior roles. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 yeah, and Lindsay Grahamnesty on the Loser's Demands Chorus |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-11-15 18:49 |
| #7 We'll need input from my man JEB as well as Rand. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-11-15 18:12 |
| #6 I just read that Rand Paul is very opposed to Bolton and "reserved" about Rudy for SoS. He seems to think both have had some had positions that are diametrically opposed to what Trump ran on. What, No honeymoon? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-11-15 16:50 |
| #5 But Newt may not be willing to play second fiddle. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-11-15 10:29 |
| #4 I thought of Newt as Chief of Staff as well, he knows the levers and how things are done. Hopefully Rence knows as well. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-11-15 09:45 |
| #3 I'm a bit surprised Newt hasn't landed a job by now. I was thinking he was CoS material. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2016-11-15 09:15 |
| #2 I could see Rudy Giuliani as SoS or John Bolton or Newt Gingrich. Don't know much about Khalilzad. I am hesitant on Sen. Bob Corker because of his playing footsy with Obama on his nuke deal. Corker and Iran nuke deal. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-11-15 08:57 |
| #1 Secretary of State: Rudy Giuliani, Republican former mayor of New York City A very interesting thought. Security expert, former crusading DoJ attorney, executive experience as Da Mayor. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-11-15 07:17 |