Trump’s Cabinet: How it is shaping up

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Trump’s Cabinet: How it is shaping up
By Jonathan Swan and Peter Schroeder - 11/15/16 03:06 PM EST


 

Donald Trump appears set to keep his friends close. Very close.

While the president-elect has yet to announce any nominations to his Cabinet, sources in and around his circle say a number of the allies who stuck with the businessman through thick and thin are under consideration.

Here’s what we know so far:
STATE DEPARTMENT

Rudy Giuliani, who is among Trump’s most loyal allies, wants to run Trump’s State Department, according to a source who has spoken to the former New York City mayor.

“He’s made no secret that this is his goal and that he thinks he’d be great at the job,” said the source, who worked at a senior level in Trump’s campaign.

A second source corroborated that Giuliani has expressed strong interest in being secretary of State.

That same source said Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson has been strongly advocating for Giuliani to have a major foreign policy or national security role inside the Trump administration.

Giuliani is a pro-Israel hawk, which would make him a good fit for Adelson, the billionaire Las Vegas casino owner.

He and his wife, Miriam, gave $10 million to a super PAC supporting Trump.

Adelson is also advocating for former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton to have a big foreign policy or national security role in the Trump administration.

Bolton is under consideration for secretary of State, according to a source with direct knowledge.

Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, is personally close to Bolton and admires his uncompromising stance against radical Islam.

Yet Bolton’s history seems at least partly at odds with Trump’s worldview. He was a Bush-era neoconservative who advocated for a more aggressive response to Russia.

Trump, however, has been at war with the GOP’s neoconservative wing. And Trump has scarcely had a bad thing to say about Russian President Vladimir Putin. The president-elect and his inner circle see potential to work more closely with Russia to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in an op-ed published Tuesday warned against a Bolton nomination.

Other names being discussed for secretary of State include former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, according to the same source with direct knowledge.

Bloomberg Politics was the first to report Armitage and Paulson.

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[txradioguy]

IF Trump were smart about this...he'd keep his staff picks close to the vest...like until just before the inauguration....or as close to that time as possible and still allow a smooth transition.

Naming this far out just gives the media and the Dems more than enough time to dissect every possible candidate for every position and negate them int he public perception as being the right choice until he's left with the weakest possible choices that the media and the Dems want him to have.

[skeeter]

IF Trump were smart about this...he'd keep his staff picks close to the vest...like until just before the inauguration....or as close to that time as possible and still allow a smooth transition.

Naming this far out just gives the media and the Dems more than enough time to dissect every possible candidate for every position and negate them int he public perception as being the right choice until he's left with the weakest possible choices that the media and the Dems want him to have.

Yep. He needs to overload the media with information if he wants to have any success at all. Releasing things like cabinet picks and policy initiatives piecemeal will only allow the MSM and democrats to destroy each in detail.