Posted on 11/13/2016 1:31:13 PM PST by springwater13
President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced that Trump for President CEO Stephen K. Bannon will serve as Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus will serve as White House Chief of Staff.
Bannon and Priebus will continue the effective leadership team they formed during the campaign, working as equal partners to transform the federal government, making it much more efficient, effective and productive. Bannon and Priebus will also work together with Vice President-elect Mike Pence to help lead the transition process in the run-up to Inauguration Day.
I am thrilled to have my very successful team continue with me in leading our country, said President-elect Trump. Steve and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory. Now I will have them both with me in the White House as we work to make America great again.
(Excerpt) Read more at us14.campaign-archive1.com ...
I think "pints" is the closest, named by a couple of people.
I know it will probably never happen, but part of me would just love to see Ann Coulter just lay into the WH Press Corps. . Take no prisoners, blunt and to the point. Would be the daily must see.
Priebus is a sycophant. He only got on board when he realized the wind was blowing in Trump’s direction. But someone like him can be very useful if you never forget that his true loyalties are with himself. You can use him to do the dirty work for you, because he’s expendable. But you’d better make sure that if you do need to get rid of him that he knows you’ve got enough on him to destroy him if he betrays you. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
Interesting, hadn’t thought of it being a shortening/nickname .. thanks for that.
I feel and share your enthusiasm...everything is so positive. I want to turn on every (almost) TV and radio station at once and read FR 24/7! I’m cherishing every moment and praying for much more for a long time!
“I hope they got it together. It is tough to watch all of this on the ground.”
I have every faith in President Trump. I had every faith in candidate Trump, and nothing has changed for me. Quite frankly, a lot of the nattering nabobs of negativism on this thread are Cruz trolls that Jim Robinson recently unbanned, and unfortunately I think we’ll be hearing their bullshit even more in the future. They’re coming back over to FR from the anti-Trump, fake conservative website, therightscoop.com to make trouble here.
Things were so nice here until they were unbanned.
yep, no question who the boss is here..
Not many really want that job-—it is 24/7
Buy your Pom poms today? Left foot right foot altogether now? It’s funny we trash the establishment all year including Pubus in years prior now all of a sudden it’s GENIUS I proclaim absolute GENIUS!
I gots a feelin star struck has run amok
I have every faith in President Trump. I had every faith in candidate Trump, and nothing has changed for me.
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I totally trust Trump too.
Isn’t it great to have faith in someone like Trump?
It is a great relief.
I could be wrong about Priebus, but I have a theory that there’s a presumption that career politicians (in politics more than two terms) are per se corrupt (their own political future is more important to them than the future of their constituents or America). The presumption can be rebutted only by clear and convincing evidence.
There may be some evidence to rebut this presumption about Priebus, but so far I’m not convinced and as far as I’m concerned, he stands as a presumptively corrupt politician. As far as I’m concerned, this is how you “drain the swamp” in D.C. and IMO you’ll be right much more often than wrong. Reagan brought a lot of non-politician businessmen into the WH and they were golden to this day.
When the American People are afraid of the politicians and government officials, we have tyranny. When the politicians and government officials are afraid of the American People, we have freedom. I’ll err on the side of freedom any day, and twice on Sunday.
The challenges are different and Trump can do it, but he will have both houses of Congress.
Just be happy for the present moment.
It was said that Trump "hit it out of the ball park."
Too modest by half
He hit it into earth orbit.
This put my mind at ease about Preibus.
All president elects name their staff in the first week. Good grief. Reagan signed his amnesty in 1986, well past his first 100 days. Good grief.
My oh my now holding our guy accountable to NOT selecting a bonafide establishment RINO is now “negativism” and “Cruz trolls”. Kinda reminiscent of speaking in tongue Obambi supporters towing the line calling folks “teabaggers” for those that spoke out and didn’t get in line with the “movement”
He has done exceptionally well thus far no question but when he has it wrong it’s dead wrong....I guess 6 years of trashing Pubus around here means nothing and now his selection as COS is absolute GENIUS I say! Gimme a break
Sorry to break this to you, but this was Trump's decision and I trust him to make the right one rather than to listen to the negative nabob noise.
President-elect Trump, and all really highly successful executives, have as their best skill the ability to put the right person in the right job. I was excited to see who he’d choose as his running mate and was thrilled with that perfect match. These appointments look excellent as well. We will have the best staffed Administration perhaps in US history.
Pints ?
The only one to “totally trust” is God, not man.
We voted for Trump, but electing a politician is like signing a treaty with a potentially dangerous foreign entity. As Reagan said, “We Trust, BUT we VERIFY.” I’m also glad Trump won, but its time the American People began to take the reigns of their country back from the politicians.
We don’t give Carte Blanche to any foreign government and we don’t give Carte Blanche to any politician including Trump. We expect him to follow through, but we must be vigilant in insisting he does so.
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