As Trump Staffs Up, Many Foreign Policy Pros May Be Ruled Out
- Anti-Trump letters ‘are close to unforgiveable,’ adviser says
- Thousands of jobs will need to be filled in new administration
What Do We Know About Trump's Transition Team?
Dozens of former Republican national security experts who declared during the campaign that Donald Trump was unfit to lead the country are about to find out if their stance will automatically disqualify them from jobs in his administration -- if they even want one.
With Trump’s team already floating names for top spots -- including defense secretary, secretary of state and national security adviser -- the president-elect’s transition team will need to quickly fill out the hundreds of senior and mid-level positions beneath them. One potential challenge in doing that is figuring out how much loyalty to Trump -- who has expressed some unconventional national security ideas -- should factor into those decisions.