Transition Team/Cabinet Thread

[The Other Castro]

Remaining unannounced positions (odds at least 5%):

Veterans Affairs:
Toby Cosgrove - 48%
Luis Quinonez - 11%
Pete Hegseth - 7%

Agriculture:
Elsa Murano - 22%
Susan Combs - 12%
Sid Miller - 9%
Charles Herbster - 6%
Heidi Heitkamp - 6%

Deputy Secretary of State:
John Bolton - 23%
Richard Haass - 8%
Dana Rohrabacher - 6%
Elliott Abrams - 6%

Director of National Intelligence:
Frances Townsend - 20%
Carly Fiorina - 17%
David Petraeus - 6%
Allen West - 5%

U.S. Trade Representative:
Jovita Carranza - 27%
Robert Lighthizer - 14%
Dan DiMicco - 8%
Wayne Berman - 5%
Andrew Liveris - 5%

Council of Economic Advisers Chair:
Lawrence Kudlow - 55%
Stephen Moore - 12%

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Fran Townsend would be an excellent choice for DNI.

[Kingpoleon]

Frances Townsend for DNI? Huntsman for Ambassador to Japan?

These are some surprising roles.

[The Other Castro]

The Daily Caller says Bob Corker's chances of becoming Secretary of State were lowered by both allegations of insider trading, and Corker's relatively "short" stature at 5'7".

http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/22/exclusive-sen-corkers-height-business-dealings-hurt-his-secretary-of-state-chances/

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Huntsman is a good pick for Japan. He knows how the Chinese operate and will be a great assurance to the Japanese as tensions continue to low-key simmer in the Pacific.

[Kingpoleon]

The Daily Caller says Bob Corker's chances of becoming Secretary of State were lowered by both allegations of insider trading, and Corker's relatively "short" stature at 5'7".

http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/22/exclusive-sen-corkers-height-business-dealings-hurt-his-secretary-of-state-chances/

Jeff Sessions is no more than 5'7"... I'd say these rumors aren't true except in the shady Democratic grapevine and gossiping corners. This kind of whisper campaign is standard material for both parties.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Jason Miller has backed out of being WH communications director: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jason-miller-trump-white-house_us_585f18d3e4b0de3a08f58df4

[President Johnson]

The Daily Caller says Bob Corker's chances of becoming Secretary of State were lowered by both allegations of insider trading, and Corker's relatively "short" stature at 5'7".

http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/22/exclusive-sen-corkers-height-business-dealings-hurt-his-secretary-of-state-chances/

Jeff Sessions is no more than 5'7"... I'd say these rumors aren't true except in the shady Democratic grapevine and gossiping corners. This kind of whisper campaign is standard material for both parties.

LOL, Tillerson isn't much taller. He seems only a little taller than Putin, and the Russian is only around 5'7 as well.

[Kingpoleon]

The Daily Caller says Bob Corker's chances of becoming Secretary of State were lowered by both allegations of insider trading, and Corker's relatively "short" stature at 5'7".

http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/22/exclusive-sen-corkers-height-business-dealings-hurt-his-secretary-of-state-chances/

Jeff Sessions is no more than 5'7"... I'd say these rumors aren't true except in the shady Democratic grapevine and gossiping corners. This kind of whisper campaign is standard material for both parties.

LOL, Tillerson isn't much taller. He seems only a little taller than Putin, and the Russian is only around 5'7 as well.

It seems like Tillerson is leaning to his right, or Putin is leaning to his right, or the camera angle just makes it look like that.

[Mr. Morden]

Jason Miller has backed out of being WH communications director: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jason-miller-trump-white-house_us_585f18d3e4b0de3a08f58df4

He backed out of the job two days after accepting it.  It appears that this is due to an extramarital affair with another Trump aide spilling out into public view:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/25/why-did-top-trump-aide-jason-miller-suddenly-quit.html

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[ApatheticAustrian]

seems quite mean of Delgado...but well, as we all know, if you want a friend in D.C., buy a dog.

[The Other Castro]

Maggie Haberman ‏@maggieNYT  31m31 minutes ago
In my minor ambassador obsession, Trump tells me he intends to make Brian Burns, son of Joe Kennedy adviser, the ambassador to Ireland

[President Johnson]

Former Lt. Governor of California Abel Maldonado is considered for Agriculture. That one would be a decent choice.

[KingSweden]

Former Lt. Governor of California Abel Maldonado is considered for Agriculture. That one would be a decent choice.

Very nice.

[The Other Castro]

Jennifer Jacobs ‏@JenniferJJacobs  2h2 hours ago
SCOOP: Trump's top choice for VA secretary, Dr. Toby Cosgrove, CEO of Cleveland Clinic, has withdrawn name, sources tell me and @spettypi.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Omarosa said on FOX News's New Year's coverage that she has been offered a role in the administration.

[President Johnson]

Former Lt. Governor of California Abel Maldonado is considered for Agriculture. That one would be a decent choice.

Very nice.

Hope he picks the guy. But it is really sad that there are such few women in the cabinet now.

[The Other Castro]

Politico Playbook says Sonny Perdue is the leading candidates for Agriculture.

[The Other Castro]

Trump to name Robert Lighthizer as U.S. Trade Representative. He will also make Pence adviser Marc Short his head of legislative affairs in the West Wing.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/02/trump-to-name-lighthizer-as-trade-representative-tap-pence-adviser-for-west-wing/?utm_term=.9e8a15477228

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I'm ok with this choice^^^^^^^^

[KingSweden]

Better than some hack from his campaign I guess

[Sir Mohamed]

Politico Playbook says Sonny Perdue is the leading candidates for Agriculture.

LOL, because he hasn’t enough old white men. Sad!

[The Other Castro]

Looks like Politico and CNN are getting conflicting info. CNN says Abel Maldonado, not Perdue, is the front-runner for Agriculture.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/03/politics/abel-maldonado-agriculture-secretary-front-runner-donald-trump/index.html?sr=twpol010317abel-maldonado-agriculture-secretary-front-runner-donald-trump0515PMVODtopLink&linkId=32972550

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Departure of Agriculture? Funny, I wasn't aware we were going to ban farming.

[The Other Castro]

Departure of Agriculture? Funny, I wasn't aware we were going to ban farming.

I guess Jim Acosta didn't proofread. In other news, it seems like VA Secretary is completely up in the air and could be anyone.