Posted on 11/24/2016 7:30:25 PM PST by Innovative
Rival factions of Republicans are locked in an increasingly caustic and public battle to influence President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for secretary of state, leaving a prominent hole in an otherwise quickly formed national security team that is unlikely to be filled until next week at the earliest.
The debate inside Mr. Trump’s wide circle of formal and informal advisers — pitting supporters of one leading contender, Mitt Romney, against those of another, Rudolph W. Giuliani — has led to the kind of dramatic airing of differences that characterized Mr. Trump’s unconventional and often squabbling campaign team. And it traces the outlines of the enduring split in the Republican Party between establishment figures who scoffed at Mr. Trump’s chances of victory and the grass-roots insurgents who backed him as a disrupter of the Washington power structure.
The most publicly vocal faction has been the group opposed to Mr. Romney, which has questioned whether he would be loyal after his searing criticism of Mr. Trump during the campaign. But Mr. Trump himself has told aides that he believes Mr. Romney “looks the part” and would make a fine secretary of state, a senior Trump official said on Thursday. Mr. Trump, who is always difficult to read and is capable of changing his mind at any minute, has also praised Mr. Giuliani in recent conversations with acquaintances.
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POLL TO FREEP
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/25/poll-donald-trumps-secretary-state/
I cannot seriously believe Trump would consider Romney for any cabinet position. This is a smokescreen.
And Bolton can’t switch gears? Is he some kind of nation-building robot?
Neither, thank you.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/24/politics/kellyanne-conway-romney-tweets/index.html
Kellyanne is against Romney. Would someone please look at Romney’s LACK of qualifications to be Secretary of State? Never mind the ill equipped Hillary and Kerry. Mitt has NO foreign policy experience, never been a diplomat (except negotiating for Utah to get Olympics). He is not qualified. Plus he is a snake!
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