Transition Team/Cabinet Thread

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

thanks, morden, i should have more specifically asked for a successful bid of such a candidate (i guess accepting the ambassadorship from obama even harmed his candidacy) but i agree now that it would be possible.

Well there was former UN Ambassador George Herbert Walker Bush in 1988 if you're looking for a successful former ambassador. ^^ 

[The Other Castro]

Fred Lucas ‏@FredLucasWH  7m7 minutes ago
Trump team says there may be another cabinet level position announced later today.

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.@JasonMillerinDC says they *may* have an additional Cabinet-level announcement later today.

I'm guessing it's Mattis.

[JMT]

Kinda stunned by the Haley pick. Not sure why she'd accept. Maybe bolster foreign policy credentials for a future POTUS run? Only thing I can think of

I think this is exactly the reason. Raises her profile both nationally and internationally, and she will gain foreign policy experience and that's helpful when running for president later down the line. Also, she only has two years left as Governor of South Carolina, so she'd probably need a new job soon. So this is a good opportunity for her

[JMT]

Fred Lucas ‏@FredLucasWH  7m7 minutes ago
Trump team says there may be another cabinet level position announced later today.

Katherine FauldersVerified account
‏@KFaulders
.@JasonMillerinDC says they *may* have an additional Cabinet-level announcement later today.

I'm guessing it's Mattis.

Could be Mattis, or maybe Ben Carson for HUD.

[Horsemask]

Fred Lucas ‏@FredLucasWH  7m7 minutes ago
Trump team says there may be another cabinet level position announced later today.

Katherine FauldersVerified account
‏@KFaulders
.@JasonMillerinDC says they *may* have an additional Cabinet-level announcement later today.

I'm guessing it's Mattis.

Just heard on WBZ news out of Boston that it could be Education Secretary, Betsy Devos was apparently offered it. They were also speculating it could be Carson at HUD

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

DeVos has been confirmed for Education. The DeVos family has an interesting relationship with my old High School. It was (and still is) a small, fairly inexpensive private Christian school that was a lot more diverse and lot less dogmatic than most South Florida schools. I guess when they built the new gym about ten years ago, the DeVos family caught wind of it somehow and actually donated the money. So the building is named for Richard DeVos. I think he somehow found out about the fundraising drive through his involvement with UCF, and he actually came and visited the school and the students at this time. The DeVos family was sorta sacred in the school's community.

Edit: Apparently there is a major split in the Reform Church in America (learned about it in High School, since forgotten it) that DeVos wants to heal before he dies. I guess that is why he was so interested in my school, since it is associated with a local Dutch Reformed Church in Lake Worth.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

thanks, morden, i should have more specifically asked for a successful bid of such a candidate (i guess accepting the ambassadorship from obama even harmed his candidacy) but i agree now that it would be possible.

Well there was former UN Ambassador George Herbert Walker Bush in 1988 if you're looking for a successful former ambassador. ^^ 

Yeah, but he was also a former Congressman, CIA Director, Ambassador to China, and Vice President

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Doesn't DeVos also run a clean energy investment concern or something?

[Saint Milei]

From Bloomberg: John Allison is being considered Treasury Secretary.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-23/ex-bb-t-ceo-allison-said-to-be-in-running-for-top-treasury-job

[Kingpoleon]

Nikki Haley reportedly picked to be UN Ambassador.

https://twitter.com/postandcourier/status/801289992647614464

How in God's name is she qualified for that position?

She's led 7 overseas trade missions during her time as Governor, IIRC.

[DavidB.]

Wow almost forgot this... but:

Godspeed, based Bolton!

[Mr. Morden]

Ben Carson seems to have all but confirmed that he's taking the job as HUD Secretary:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/carson-signals-hes-likely-to-be-hud-chief/article/2608100

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[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

and her brother owns Blackwater

She's from that Prince family? Yuck.

[Horsemask]

Ironic Trump picked Betsy Voss to run the Education department considering she's for Common Core

On top of that, she runs charter schools that rely on vouchers, is heir to the Amway fortune, and her brother owns Blackwater

Jesus Christ

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Kinda stunned by the Haley pick. Not sure why she'd accept. Maybe bolster foreign policy credentials for a future POTUS run? Only thing I can think of

I think this is exactly the reason. Raises her profile both nationally and internationally, and she will gain foreign policy experience and that's helpful when running for president later down the line. Also, she only has two years left as Governor of South Carolina, so she'd probably need a new job soon. So this is a good opportunity for her

Not only that, but there's nothing for her to run for in 2018. No Senate seat even if she wanted to unseat a fellow Republican.. The 2nd District would require challenging Wilson.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

It is funny that the same family that donates to small private Christian schools also is involved with freaking Blackwater. Pardon the pun, but Jesus H. Christ!

[Orser67]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-picks-billionaire-betsy-devos-school-voucher-advocate-as-education-secretary/2016/11/23/c3d66b94-af96-11e6-840f-e3ebab6bcdd3_story.html

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Ironic Trump picked Betsy Voss to run the Education department considering she's for Common Core

On top of that, she runs charter schools that rely on vouchers, is heir to the Amway fortune, and her brother owns Blackwater

Jesus Christ

Forgot to mention she's a Creationist....think about it...a creationist is going to run the Education Department

Source on the creationist claim? Don't see it mentioned on any of the articles about this pick.

Either way, I'm opposed to a pro-common core rick santorum supporter as education secretary: http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2016/3/1/school-choice-but-much-more-making-sense-of-devos-family-phi.html

[RI]

Ironic Trump picked Betsy Voss to run the Education department considering she's for Common Core

On top of that, she runs charter schools that rely on vouchers, is heir to the Amway fortune, and her brother owns Blackwater

Jesus Christ

Forgot to mention she's a Creationist....think about it...a creationist is going to run the Education Department

Source on the creationist claim? Don't see it mentioned on any of the articles about this pick.

Either way, I'm opposed to a pro-common core rick santorum supporter as education secretary: http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2016/3/1/school-choice-but-much-more-making-sense-of-devos-family-phi.html

I've read that she's since flipped to opposing common core.

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Ironic Trump picked Betsy Voss to run the Education department considering she's for Common Core

On top of that, she runs charter schools that rely on vouchers, is heir to the Amway fortune, and her brother owns Blackwater

Jesus Christ

Forgot to mention she's a Creationist....think about it...a creationist is going to run the Education Department

Source on the creationist claim? Don't see it mentioned on any of the articles about this pick.

Either way, I'm opposed to a pro-common core rick santorum supporter as education secretary: http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2016/3/1/school-choice-but-much-more-making-sense-of-devos-family-phi.html

Her  husband supported the "teach the controversy" 10 years ago, that's all I could find about it

[Middle-aged Europe]

German news site SPIEGEL ONLINE called the nomination of Nikki Haley with regards to the whole Trump administration "A Glimmer of Hope".

They also called Michael Flynn the Syria strategist without a Syria strategy.

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Ben Carson has accepted his nomination for HUD Secretary.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/ben-carson-expects-announcement-on-trump-administration-role-soon-1479922776

[Horsemask]

Ben Carson has accepted his nomination for HUD Secretary.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/ben-carson-expects-announcement-on-trump-administration-role-soon-1479922776

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Literally a day ago.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

German news site SPIEGEL ONLINE called the nomination of Nikki Haley with regards to the whole Trump administration "A Glimmer of Hope".

Refusal to stare doom in the face is making people delusional.

Everyone needs to stop pretending that President-elect Pussygrabber, who has publicly announced his intent to ignore the Constitution, isn't an aspiring autocrat.

[Santander]

Ironic Trump picked Betsy Voss to run the Education department considering she's for Common Core

On top of that, she runs charter schools that rely on vouchers, is heir to the Amway fortune, and her brother owns Blackwater

Jesus Christ

Forgot to mention she's a Creationist....think about it...a creationist is going to run the Education Department

It's about time.