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Trump announces former WH officials Nikki
Haley, Mike Pompeo will not be in his
next administration

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Posted By: ladydawgfan, 11/9/2024 7:02:27 PM

President-elect Donald Trump revealed Saturday night that he will not ask South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join his administration. Trump said on his Truth Social that Haley, who ripped him when she ran against him for the GOP nomination, and Pompeo, who some supporters criticized for not backing Trump strongly enough, will not be invited to join him when he re-enters the White House in January 2025. “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,” Trump posted.

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Excellent decision, Mr. President!!

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Reply 1 - Posted by: earlybird 11/9/2024 7:06:16 PM (No. 1830595)
Good!!!! Some fool had said a few days ago that Po,mpeo would be SoS. Nevah.. and I have never trusted Haley either,
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Californian 11/9/2024 7:07:57 PM (No. 1830597)
Loyalty matters, especially in DC. He learned that lesson from last time, thankfully.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: vrb8m 11/9/2024 7:08:55 PM (No. 1830598)
He's learned.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: stablemoney 11/9/2024 7:16:03 PM (No. 1830602)
Thank goodness. Neither has any support.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: padiva 11/9/2024 7:33:30 PM (No. 1830611)
Fresh cream is rising to the top.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Gordon Freeman 11/9/2024 8:06:12 PM (No. 1830637)
He needs to pull a bunch of security clearances and clear out the vermin.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 11/9/2024 8:46:34 PM (No. 1830667)
Yay!
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Lucky5 11/9/2024 9:15:11 PM (No. 1830695)
I am clapping and very happy about this.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Sergeant Major 11/9/2024 9:17:02 PM (No. 1830697)
Good
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Reply 10 - Posted by: DVC 11/9/2024 9:47:29 PM (No. 1830717)
Good news. He has learned.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Son of Grady 11/9/2024 11:10:01 PM (No. 1830746)
Remember George bush: "'Fool me once, shame on... shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: SweetPea3 11/10/2024 5:53:14 AM (No. 1830822)
Who needs RINOs?
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Reply 13 - Posted by: anniebc 11/10/2024 7:37:18 AM (No. 1830877)
I love President Donald J. Trump! Keep Lindsay far away too. Don't trust him. Now that the Senate is solidly Republican, he'll be pressed to help dems as much as possible. He has to run again in 2026, but he doesn't have to move to the middle in South Carolina, a solidly red state. He's just a McCain-like snake in the grass.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: WimeTarmerFable 11/10/2024 7:38:52 AM (No. 1830879)
Good.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: felixcat 11/10/2024 10:28:12 AM (No. 1831010)
Which means no Morgan Ortagas - I hope - former aide to Pompeo at State and press person for State. BTW - it was Pompeo who briefed Speaker Johnson about why FISA had to be extended - nothing like the former Director of the CIA weighing on domestic politics and legislation.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: TXknitter 11/10/2024 3:17:28 PM (No. 1831202)
Praise God forever. President Trump was obviously monitoring conservative sentiment as the two were having their surrogates all over media trying to keep their names in the media sphere to possibly get “something.” Heh heh, thank you President Trump for a wise decision!!
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Pete Stone 11/10/2024 3:51:39 PM (No. 1831224)
Now, why did he go and make that public announcement? All it does is offend those two and close some doors he might wish were open a year or two from now. He could have just gone ahead and not hired them -- maybe telling them privately -- instead of telling the whole world he hated them.
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