A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump has gone on Twitter to note opposition among some of his supporters to selection of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as secretary of state.
In a pair of posts on her verified Twitter account @kellyannePolls on Thursday, Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway seemed to be stating an argument against the placement of Romney in Trump’s Cabinet. Romney vehemently opposed Trump’s nomination early in the campaign, assailing the billionaire as a “phony.”
In one tweet, Conway notes that she has been “receiving a deluge of social media & private concerns re: Romney Some Trump loyalists warn against Romney as sec of state.”
In another, she makes references to former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Schultz, both Cabinet secretaries in Republican administrations, as men who “flew around the world less, counseled POTUS (president of the United States) close to home more. And were loyal. Good checklist.”
(AP)
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Trump is, de facto, the only “independent” ever elected president (except for George Washington, who was unique). He has no party behind him. The Republicans have several factions, including the “Country Club”, the “Tea Party”, the Neo-cons and the “Religious right”. Trump is trying to get all of them to support him. Romney is the ideal “Country Club” recruit (Jeb Bush might be better, but Trump insulted Bush’s wife which is a problem). Trump is wise in trying to win over the various Republican factions, now that they don’t have the threat of “Hillary” to scare them into supporting Trump.
Bolton for sec of State!