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" Donald Trump’s list of candidates for secretary of State keeps growing. This week the president-elect is expected to meet with ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson and retired Navy Admiral James Stavridis, as The Apprentice: Secretary of State rolls into another week.
As of last week, Trump was reportedly considering Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, former General David Petraeus, and Senator Bob Corker for the job. But unlike Bret Michaels and Arsenio Hall, none of those men have heard Trump say, “You’re hired.” And so the interviews will continue as he waits for a candidate who blows him away. “There’s got to be someone out there that can dazzle and wow. I just don’t think we’ve found that person,” a “transition official” told Politico.
Finding the right person for the job isn’t the only reason to keep the search going. As one Republican strategist told Politico, the parade of qualified officials eager to interview is making Trump look good. It also gives him a chance to appear magnanimous by inviting Romney over for frogs’ legs.
“It should inspire confidence that Donald Trump is open to a broad pool of candidates for secretary of state from all parts of the process, from the military, business, elected officials, even rivals,” said Alex Castellanos, a Republican strategist who worked for a pro-Trump super PAC. “Some people may not have expected for Donald Trump to be this open to whatever’s best for the country.” "
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/trumps-secretary-of-state-candidate-list-keeps-growing.html
As of last week, Trump was reportedly considering Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, former General David Petraeus, and Senator Bob Corker for the job. But unlike Bret Michaels and Arsenio Hall, none of those men have heard Trump say, “You’re hired.” And so the interviews will continue as he waits for a candidate who blows him away. “There’s got to be someone out there that can dazzle and wow. I just don’t think we’ve found that person,” a “transition official” told Politico.
Finding the right person for the job isn’t the only reason to keep the search going. As one Republican strategist told Politico, the parade of qualified officials eager to interview is making Trump look good. It also gives him a chance to appear magnanimous by inviting Romney over for frogs’ legs.
“It should inspire confidence that Donald Trump is open to a broad pool of candidates for secretary of state from all parts of the process, from the military, business, elected officials, even rivals,” said Alex Castellanos, a Republican strategist who worked for a pro-Trump super PAC. “Some people may not have expected for Donald Trump to be this open to whatever’s best for the country.” "
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/trumps-secretary-of-state-candidate-list-keeps-growing.html
