Posted on 12/03/2016 6:18:27 PM PST by springwater13
According to two people close to the transition, Trump is moving away from two of the front-runners for the job, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP nominee. Giuliani's international business ties and public campaigning for the job are said to have rankled Trump. And while Trump has met twice with Romney, he's said to be aware of the risks of angering his supporters by tapping a Republican who was among his fiercest critics.
Former CIA director David Petraeus is still in the mix, though both people close to the transition said Trump's prolonged decision-making process has left the door open to other options.
One of the sources said Trump was open to expanding his short list of secretary of State prospects. Among the possibilities: Jon Huntsman, a former Republican Utah governor who also served as the ambassador to China and speaks Mandarin.
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It’s true. That’s the face I want negotiating with the stone-faced chinese.
And thank you so much, wbal-tv, for the subtle reminder that Jon Huntsman does, indeed, speak Mandarin. We are such ignorants out here in the heartland of America, we’ve not enough sense or memory pegs to have that held in our banks for the past 8 years plus
So we replace one blue-blood with another? Surely ‘sources’ are wrong about this and Mr. Trump will have another in mind when the wash is hung on the line.
“I think Corker would be good”
Yes, but only if you like people that make a corkscrew look straight! Besides he would need elevator shoes.
“Remember RINO George Voinovich”
Please! It’s dinner time here in California!
Trump just can't tweet them fast enough.
Thank God that Romney is out.
I view Corker as a traitor to the Constitution for his part in that Iran krapola to support Hussein.
Be wise now.
Many political chameleons changing colors now to get access to the power structure.
“Hatch is part of the spineless Republican crowd that doesn’t actually want to govern”
I think he’s angling for a State Funeral! All wrapped up in his “temple clothes!”
Rudy helped tremendously to get Trump elected. Loyalty better pay. Unless Rudy just ain’t SOS material but Trump needs to find something for Rudy. Trusting but just bc it’s Trump and also news from MSM.
I used to think highly of Rand until the first debate.
Now I find him to be an annoying mosquito.
He’d better not fillibuster. When we finally have all three, H, S, and Executive branches, he’d better sit down and shut up.
#1 pick = Rohrabacher
My first choice.
Whoever he picks will follow the direction of the President of the United States and not his own beliefs or wishes.
The problem with that kind of thinking is that Bolton could still start a lot of mischief before Trump could do anything about it.
I’m rooting for Rohrabacher.
Bolton is my pick anyhoo. Rudy, Sheriff Clark and Dr. Gorka I pray will be in some high positions in the administration.
Good that you posted this because it’s all over Twitter.
Huntsman is WORSE than Romney!
Bolton looks the best if Rudy is out, which would be a shame.
Correct it will be Bolton and liberal heads will explode like popcorn.
Corker is probably the worst of all.
God, these are horrible, terrible, disgusting choices.
Bolton would be wonderful!
I think very highly of Rand still. If he says he’d filibuster Bolton, believe it.
I hope that Trump, if he is going to pick Bolton, brings Rand in for a sit down before he announces to hear his concerns and tries to work some differences out.
No need to make an enemy of a very vocal and savvy senator.
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