Transition Team/Cabinet Thread

[Ronnie]

I sort of wonder who the Press Secretary is going to be.  I imagine it'll probably be Kellyanne Conway or Hope Hicks, right?

Then again, if Trump walls the White House off to the press, it might not even matter.

EDIT: Apparently, Laura Ingraham is on the short list.  Oh boy...
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/305754-laura-ingraham-under-consideration-for-white-house-press-secretary

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

There is not going to be a White House role for Kellyanne Conway if the media reports are true. She thinks she can be of better use outside the administration. I think she'd be an asset but wherever she chooses to go I know she'll shine, so no real loss.

[ApatheticAustrian]

to tell the truth, i think she likes the smell of victory and her personal success ...but i guess, she wants to be gone as far as possible from that client on a personal level.

[Maxwell]

I sort of wonder who the Press Secretary is going to be.  I imagine it'll probably be Kellyanne Conway or Hope Hicks, right?

Then again, if Trump walls the White House off to the press, it might not even matter.

EDIT: Apparently, Laura Ingraham is on the short list.  Oh boy...
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/305754-laura-ingraham-under-consideration-for-white-house-press-secretary

Here's hoping we get a few more Nazi salutes out of her.

[Doimper]

So now that Bannon panic is over, who is next? Are you going to start freaking out about Voting Rights Czar Kris Kobach or something now or are your imagines shot and you are too tired to come up with something else to be afraid of?

Bannon and Priebus will be "equal partners":



Congratulations, you've made a fool out of yourself

[‼realJohnEwards‼]

So now that Bannon panic is over, who is next? Are you going to start freaking out about Voting Rights Czar Kris Kobach or something now or are your imagines shot and you are too tired to come up with something else to be afraid of?

If Trump puts Kobach in a position of power, I will be scared. It will prove that he was completely serious about racial profiling, and that is not something which I find compatible with American values.

[anvi]

Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor. 
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-chief-strategist-ad23b5c166f6#.me0gwqgmr

There is your president for the whole country.  Disgraceful.

[Mr. Morden]

Predictit has markets on many of the Cabinet jobs.  Here are the favorites for various positions:

https://www.predictit.org/Browse/Group/81/Cabinet

State: John Bolton
Defense: Jeff Sessions
Attorney General: Rudy Giuliani
Treasury: Steve Mnuchin
Homeland Security: David Clarke
HHS: Ben Carson
Interior: Forrest Lucas
Commerce: Linda McMahon
Labor: Victoria Lipnic
Agriculture: Chuck Conner
Veterans Affairs: Jeff Miller

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Bolton couldn't get through the a Senate even if there were 99 Republicans in it.

[KingSweden]

Bolton couldn't get through the a Senate even if there were 99 Republicans in it.

What's your read? Corker maybe? Khalilzad?

[Maxwell]

Predictit has markets on many of the Cabinet jobs.  Here are the favorites for various positions:

https://www.predictit.org/Browse/Group/81/Cabinet

State: John Bolton
Defense: Jeff Sessions
Attorney General: Rudy Giuliani
Treasury: Steve Mnuchin
Homeland Security: David Clarke
HHS: Ben Carson
Interior: Forrest Lucas
Commerce: Linda McMahon
Labor: Victoria Lipnic
Agriculture: Chuck Conner
Veterans Affairs: Jeff Miller

dear god

we dun f-ed up big time

I would be extremely relieved if Trump somehow spared us from David Clarke and what would obviously be a horrible and terrifying reign.

[Mr. Morden]

Apparently there will be some Cabinet announcements "this week":

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/11/14/donald-trump-cabinet-announcements/

[The Other Castro]

Ryan Grim from HuffPost says he has a source that says John Bolton is close to being named SoS, with Corker still a remote possibility while Gingrich is out. For Defense, he says Ayotte is not happening, and that Talent is a leading candidate.

[The Other Castro]

Washington enterprise editor at USA Today:

Ray Locker ‏@rlocker12  7m7 minutes ago
Neocon John Bolton, who backed the Iraq war Trump claims he opposed, is being named as the likely secretary of State pick.

[Mr. Morden]

Predictit odds for the top jobs:

State:
Bolton 78
Corker 15
Gingrich 7

Defense:
Sessions 35
Talent 25
Flynn 16

Treasury
Mnuchin 90
Hensarling 4

Attorney General
Giuliani 59
Gowdy 25
Christie 8

Homeland Security
Clarke 39
Giuliani 20
Christie 8

[Ronnie]

Predictit odds for the top jobs:

State:
Bolton 78
Corker 15
Gingrich 7

Defense:
Sessions 35
Talent 25
Flynn 16

Treasury
Mnuchin 90
Hensarling 4

Attorney General
Giuliani 59
Gowdy 25
Christie 8

Homeland Security
Clarke 39
Giuliani 20
Christie 8

If he makes those appointments and they get confirmed, God help us all.

[Mr. Morden]

Defense:
Sessions 35
Talent 25
Flynn 16

Update: Talent just moved into a tie for first in the last few minutes:

Talent 35
Sessions 35
Flynn 16

[Mr. Morden]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/trump-said-to-narrow-choices-for-treasury-to-mnuchin-ross-231349

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[KingSweden]

Talent wouldn't be terrible.

Bolton... Jesus H. Christ

[Pandaguineapig]

I honestly doubt Bolton gets confirmed by the senate

[KingSweden]

Richard Grenell rumored for UN Ambassador

Would actually be a solid pick and a nice sign that the homophobes aren't running the show (recall Grenell was forced off the Romney campaign by SoCon pressure)

[Mr. Morden]

Talent now solidly ahead of Sessions on Predictit.

https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/798262710668558336

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[Gass3268]

I honestly doubt Bolton gets confirmed by the senate

Or Clarke

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I'm really concerned about Rudy for AG because he supports abortion.  Although, maybe he'll pull a Romney and now identify as pro-life.

[Classic Conservative]

I WANT BOLTON SO MUCH.