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BumRushDaShow

(142,982 posts)
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 07:48 AM Nov 10

Trump says Haley, Pompeo won't join his administration

Source: The Hill

11/09/24 8:44 PM ET


President-elect Trump announced that former Ambassador Nikki Haley and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would not be joining his administration on Saturday.

“I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation,” the Republican leader wrote on Truth Social. “I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Pompeo shared that he was open to accepting a position under the former president in March. “I don’t often comment on jobs I’ve not been offered,” he told Fox News’s Neil Cavuto, later adding, “But if I get a chance to serve and think that I can make a difference … I’m almost certainly going to say yes to that opportunity to try and deliver on behalf of the American people.”

Haley said she was “on standby” to help Trump during his campaign, but never joined him on the campaign trail. She congratulated Trump publicly on Wednesday after he was determined the winner of the 2024 election.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4982688-trump-haley-pompeo-wont-join-administration/

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Trump says Haley, Pompeo won't join his administration (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 10 OP
Not goons enough. Should give you a clue where this is headed. /nt bucolic_frolic Nov 10 #1
I can understand Haley. AloeVera Nov 10 #3
In a Fox News interview he said Trump wasn't a "true conservative" LiberalLovinLug Nov 10 #12
Thanks. There is also this: AloeVera Nov 10 #16
Indeed same retributive thug as always. benfranklin1776 Nov 10 #4
What might have been. LiberalLovinLug Nov 10 #13
Indeed, as her endorsement of Agent Orange undermined Kamala's outreach efforts. benfranklin1776 Nov 10 #15
No one with an ounce The Unmitigated Gall Nov 10 #2
You spelled "integrity" wrong JoseBalow Nov 10 #11
Good. Two less crooks travelingthrulife Nov 10 #5
Yeah, cuz he only hires the 'best people'. louis-t Nov 10 #6
Tricky Nikki is hoping SCantiGOP Nov 10 #7
I've never seen Trump act so magnanimous. thesquanderer Nov 10 #8
Why would they want to join it? FakeNoose Nov 10 #9
"Trump says Haley, Pompeo won't join his administration" LudwigPastorius Nov 10 #10
All that kissing up & he still shamed them onetexan Nov 10 #14
Well boo flipping hoo! Phentex Nov 11 #17

LiberalLovinLug

(14,381 posts)
12. In a Fox News interview he said Trump wasn't a "true conservative"
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 02:43 PM
Nov 10

That was enough of a dig I guess to put him on the naughty list.


Because, yeah, besides that, Pompeo seems to be the perfect fit

benfranklin1776

(6,584 posts)
4. Indeed same retributive thug as always.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 08:32 AM
Nov 10

All that asskissing and groveling and “soul” selling for nothing, even after telling the truth in a few speeches during the primaries eh there Nikki? Ah well! And oh 🖕🏼🖕🏼you Nikki!




LiberalLovinLug

(14,381 posts)
13. What might have been.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 02:46 PM
Nov 10

Probably wouldn't have made a difference, but it would have made a dent at least if, once she dropped out of the primary, she'd continued speaking out against him, and sided with other No Trumpers

benfranklin1776

(6,584 posts)
15. Indeed, as her endorsement of Agent Orange undermined Kamala's outreach efforts.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 04:44 PM
Nov 10

As you say in the end it may not have mattered but it showed she was utterly and completely a principleless stooge. So her irrelevancy is richly deserved.

thesquanderer

(12,352 posts)
8. I've never seen Trump act so magnanimous.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 11:50 AM
Nov 10

re: "I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country."

Usually he's either 100% with someone, or he has nothing good to say about them. I would have expected him to say something about what's wrong with them. I can't remember anything like this before. Maybe someone else wrote this one for him.

FakeNoose

(35,813 posts)
9. Why would they want to join it?
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 01:19 PM
Nov 10

We need to start a lottery on Chump's new cabinet members, and how quickly they get fired. By the end of Chump's first term, he had fired almost every staff and cabinet position more than once. Also many resigned in disgust on quick turnarounds.

How many "Chiefs of Staff" worked for Chump in 4 years? I'll bet it was at least 5 or 6. How many press secretaries did he have? I can remember at least five. Chump is a pathetic man to work for. If anything, he's even worse now.

LudwigPastorius

(10,900 posts)
10. "Trump says Haley, Pompeo won't join his administration"
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 01:46 PM
Nov 10

So, only the most thoroughly vetted and qualified ass lickers, hunh?

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