President-Elect Trump's cabinet

[Doctor Phibes]

@Horace said in WSJ speculates on Trump's cabinet:

Tucker makes fun of Pompeo for being a Trump scrotum licker.

Presumably he can see him doing that from his own dark, dank position.

[Jolly]

@George-K said in WSJ speculates on Trump's cabinet:

@Jolly said in WSJ speculates on Trump's cabinet:

Pompeo will be in something, fer shur.

I've read skepticism about Pompeo - too swampy.

Trump values loyalty. Trump also talked with Rogan about mistakes he made, selecting too many people in his first administration he didn't really know or selecting people that did not understand how the levers of power are used in Washington.

[Wim]

Sincere question: does Trump have someone like Condoleeza Rice who truly understands how the Russian political system functions?

[Jolly]

First pick - Wiles, Chief of Staff.

[LuFins Dad]

Linda McMahon, the co-chair of Trump’s transition team and his former Small Business Administration chief, is considered by some of the former president’s allies to be a leading contender for the job.

I am still astounded that two personalities from WWE will be leading this nation…

[Horace]

Trump embraces the Idiocracy comparisons.

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in WSJ speculates on Trump's cabinet:

First pick - Wiles, Chief of Staff.

She’s been a political consultant her whole career dating back to Kemp’s presidential campaign. What does she know about Russia?

[Renauda]

I don’t think as Chief of Staff she needs to
know anything about Russia other than where it is on a world map. Managing the President’s work day schedule and the WH staff though she ought to know everything possible to keep things running as smoothly as can be under all conditions and circumstances.

[LuFins Dad]

I didn’t see them speculate on Education… Which leads to further speculation on my part…

[kluurs]

[jon-nyc]

@Renauda said in WSJ speculates on Trump's cabinet:

I don’t think as Chief of Staff she needs to
know anything about Russia other than where it is on a world map. Managing the President’s work day schedule and the WH staff though she ought to know everything possible to keep things running as smoothly as can be under all conditions and circumstances.

I first read jolly’s post as an answer to Wim’s but I realize he was just posting news.

[George K]

President-Elect Trump comments:

[Jolly]

Well, that's interesting...

[George K]

@Jolly said in WSJ speculates on Trump's cabinet:

Well, that's interesting...

And remarkably polite.

[George K]

@Jolly said in WSJ speculates on Trump's cabinet:

Well, that's interesting...

I listened to an interview with Vivek. He said that the experience of running for president was amazing - simply because, being a political noob, he had no idea of how Washington works, and where the pitfalls are. He then said that this also applied to Trump in 2016. He predicts it'll be different this time around.

[Horace]

Everybody from Trump's inner circle that I've heard interviewed have immediately pulled back when asked what they think their role in the new administration might be. I sense some deference to Trump. They have been promised nothing, and they expect nothing until it is offered.

[George K]

@Horace said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

Everybody from Trump's inner circle that I've heard interviewed have immediately pulled back when asked what they think their role in the new administration might be. I sense some deference to Trump. They have been promised nothing, and they expect nothing until it is offered.

Good point. I saw Rubio interviewed re' cabinet posts, and that's the sense I got.

I find it interesting that President-Elect Trump posted this.

[George K]

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

That’s not a surprise. I think Ivanka didn’t like the very nasty attention their kids were getting.

[Jolly]

I wouldn't rule him out as a ME envoy.