Actually, he used a different adverb as I recall, “aside” not “down”. I infer that while he will not fulfill the role of SecState, he will be doing something else which may or may not be official.
I infer that while he will not fulfill the role of SecState, he will be doing something else which may or may not be official.
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I hope that is correct as he is Trump’s best right hand in my opinion.
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