Republicans line up for a chance in a second Trump White House
by Brett Samuels - 02/07/24 6:00 AM ET
Former President Trump left the White House in 2021 under the cloud of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, rendering him politically toxic after he refused to accept his election loss.
His first administration was marked by rapid turnover — from the public firing of the FBI director to a revolving door of chiefs of staff and press secretaries — as well as other senior officials who have now turned critical of their former boss, deeming him a threat to the country.
Yet there is no shortage of Republican officials who are ready and willing to take on jobs in a second Trump administration.
Conservative groups are working well before this November’s election to identify potential staff. Some former Trump Cabinet officials have endorsed him in recent days, and a few of those who challenged Trump for the 2024 nomination appear to be positioning themselves for a spot in the executive branch.
“For every one former Trump official or staffer that now says negative things, you have hundreds that worked for him, that worked in the White House and in the administration that would love the opportunity to go back and work for him again, and would do so in a heartbeat,” said Brooke Rollins, head of the America First Policy Institute and Trump’s former Domestic Policy Council director.
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