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Trump transition packed with Washington insiders, lobbyists
WTOP News (Washington DC) ^ | November 12, 2016 2:24 am | AP

Posted on 11/12/2016 6:42:21 AM PST by COBOL2Java

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1 posted on 11/12/2016 6:42:21 AM PST by COBOL2Java
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Rudy and Doc Carson insiders? I don’t believe that. Sessions? He’s probably one of the GOP Senators without some Saudi connection.


2 posted on 11/12/2016 6:44:03 AM PST by pepsionice
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Read the article. They list several.


3 posted on 11/12/2016 6:46:03 AM PST by COBOL2Java ("He may be a sinner but she's the Devil" - a minister on the candidates)
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Are they expecting Kansas ranchers and Michigan welders to head it up?


4 posted on 11/12/2016 6:47:00 AM PST by txhurl (Chode: a word about taglines)
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To: COBOL2Java

Sorry AP, your influence is over


5 posted on 11/12/2016 6:47:14 AM PST by Emergencyawesome
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To: COBOL2Java

For those living outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area, WTOP is decidedly liberal and anti-Trump/GOP so take anything they air as a typical left wing attempt to manipulate thought and outcome.


6 posted on 11/12/2016 6:47:27 AM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: COBOL2Java

We have, this is enemy propaganda.


7 posted on 11/12/2016 6:47:50 AM PST by Mechanicos (Trump-Pence is for America First.)
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To: COBOL2Java

Lies. It’s packed with ppl the drive bys hate.


8 posted on 11/12/2016 6:48:50 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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Very true, HokieMom. Notwithstanding, it’s still good to keep an eye on them - stay on top of their way of thinking.


9 posted on 11/12/2016 6:49:42 AM PST by COBOL2Java ("He may be a sinner but she's the Devil" - a minister on the candidates)
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I would point out that just because some transition team member are from the GOP establishment does not automatically mean they’ll be picking GOPe personnel.

Let us remember that Trump is the ultimate decider.

Things are very unsettled right now. In a couple of weeks we’ll be in a much better position to comment.


10 posted on 11/12/2016 6:50:39 AM PST by upchuck (Obama once thought that he belonged to the ages. Now he belongs in the rubbish bin. h/t D.Greenfield)
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Donald Trump elicited wild cheers on the campaign trail by pledging to “drain the swamp” in Washington, but the president-elect’s transition team is populated largely with creatures of the capital

"creatures", AP? This is journalism?

Tell ya what, AP. I trust DJT much more than I trust YOU.

11 posted on 11/12/2016 6:50:56 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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Trump ran on building the wall, repealing Obamacare, reducing regulations and taxes, stemming the flow of illegals, and renegotiating/eliminating unfair treaties our government has signed us up to.

I don’t care who does it as long as it gets done.


12 posted on 11/12/2016 6:51:06 AM PST by HarleyD
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Here is what WTOP really doesn’t like:

“Their areas of experience and policy expertise on the chart hint at future efforts to restrict abortion, strip away consumer protections, boost defense spending and dismantle environmental regulations. Key members of Trump’s team are also advocates for sweeping privatization of government programs, including Social Security.”

It isn’t that President Donald Trump is using “insiders”, it is the kind of “insider” he is using! He is not using their insiders!

Going to need as much popcorn for the transition as we did for the campaign! :-)


13 posted on 11/12/2016 6:51:07 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: COBOL2Java

Ls here is some of the crap we keep hearing.


14 posted on 11/12/2016 6:52:00 AM PST by stockpirate (OBAMA MUST BE ON THE PAYROLL OF THE CLINTON FOUNDATION.)
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The media continues to take Trump literally but not seriously. It is hysterical. Everything they have reported so far is so predictable.

Trump is not hiring the guy who makes slurpees at 7-11 for an undersecretary job means hes a hypocrite for not draining the swamp.

Such utter garbage.


15 posted on 11/12/2016 6:52:12 AM PST by nhwingut (Trump-Pence 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
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To: COBOL2Java

Ls said don’t believe anything until announced by team Trump.


16 posted on 11/12/2016 6:53:04 AM PST by stockpirate (OBAMA MUST BE ON THE PAYROLL OF THE CLINTON FOUNDATION.)
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The EPA guy is a Washington insider because every three months they call him to Washington to testify about global warming. (Ignore the fact that after he testifies they ridicule him)


17 posted on 11/12/2016 6:53:56 AM PST by BRL
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I read the article. They don’t seem like “insiders” overall. Mostly folks who have been in DC but not necessarily insiders.


18 posted on 11/12/2016 6:54:02 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: Emergencyawesome

The AP’s new slogan...

“Make Hate Great Again”


19 posted on 11/12/2016 6:54:37 AM PST by moovova
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Thank you for standing watch! I’m not ready for them to ‘harsh my buzz.’ :D


20 posted on 11/12/2016 6:55:46 AM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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