Trump dines with Romney amid cabinet speculation

NY Post ^ | November 29, 2016 | Joe Tacopino

[McGruff]

President-elect Donald Trump broke bread with a fierce critic and now-possible cabinet pick Mitt Romney Tuesday night at Jean Georges Restaurant in Trump International Hotel.

Trump, joined by his chief of staff designate Reince Priebus, sat with Romney at the fancy French eatery in Columbus Circle.

The meeting took place after a weekend of internal strife in his campaign over whether to hire the former Massachusetts governor as Secretary of State.

[Jim Robinson]

Eat your peas, Mitt.

[spokeshave]

"Sundance" (The Conservative Treehouse) tweeted that he thinks Trump is going to appoint Romney as custodian of his business empire.

WOW.....that's unexpected.

Trump style.

More WIN.

[lee martell]

I hate having to attend business meetings where there’s food being served. I’m usually too nervous to eat, and I want to find out the real reason for the “meeting” in the first place. This is how high level businessmen still act, though.
Almost holding a Tea Ceremony, like the traditional Japanese do. Business only coming after lots of fake smiling and small talk.

[Owen]

Worth remembering that GHW Bush trashed Ronald Reagan for their entire nomination campaign.

Reagan asked him to be Vice Prez. Well beyond SoS. Bush said yes and served well.

[georgiegirl]

You mean like a ...John Kerry?

[Lurkinanloomin]

God, I hope not.

[RummyChick]

Hunter Walker Retweeted Michael Crowley ‏@michaelcrowley 50m50 minutes ago Michael Crowley Retweeted Hunter Walker two waters and a wine, looks like. Reince is the wild man here.

[Cementjungle]

Romney has lots of experience with office supplies, so perhaps Trump will offer him a job managing the WH office supply department. He can get Staples to give discounts, saving taxpayers even more money right there.

[McGruff]

Somebody took some pictures at the restaurant and they ended up on Twitter and the NY Post article. Can’t imagine Trump would allow it if he didn’t want to.

[RummyChick]

Alex Parker ‏@AlexParkerDC 4h4 hours ago The new Treasury Secretary was an executive producer for "Batman v. Superman," I hope this comes up during his confirmation hearings.

[georgiegirl]

Judas did end up with an exploded intestine.

[spokeshave]

Read that piece from American Thinker. Even if Romney gets to be SoS, so what? It'll be in name only. Trump's foreign policy will be conducted from the WH anyway.

Substitute Bolton for Romney and you have a deal.

[DoughtyOne]

It taxes my patience. We’ll see.

[Go No]

My guess is Trump is not asking for an apology for himself but rather informing Romney that if he wants any kind of voice in the next four years he needs to get extra contrite and apologize to Trump’s supporters.

[TauntedTiger]

I’d appoint Romney as the Olympic organization czar.

[RummyChick]

this is funny

[batterycommander]

I think Romney would make a nice chairman of the FED. He’s a big money man, Wall Street experience.

[BeadCounter]

I keep thinking the SOS announcement won’t be for quite a while, 2 weeks or so. Watch me be wrong but they don’t seem to want to come to a final decision.

[Hamilcar_Barca]

While I’ve come to detest Romney, I trust Trump’s judgement. Lincoln selected all three of his convention rivals for his cabinet, although none of them behaved as despicably as Romney did. The old saying - keep your friends close and your enemies closer.