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Leaving a top Trump administration post? The president may have an ambassadorship for you
- New appointments in the Trump administration are seen as rewards for loyalists leaving high-profile positions.
- Mike Waltz, Billy Long, and Tammy Bruce are described as strong supporters of the America First agenda, trusted by President Trump.
- President Trump aims to keep loyalists close, despite previous mismatches in administration roles.
- One appointee expressed surprise at being chosen for a new role, feeling honored to continue serving the State Department.
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Ambassadorships Let Trump Keep His Loyalists Close
Associated Press: “The new appointments can be viewed as consolation prizes for leaving a high-profile post in the Trump administration following rocky tenures. But they also reflect the degree to which Trump is trying to keep his loyalists close, even if their earlier placements in the administration were ill-fitting.” “During his first White House tenure, Trump was new to politics, made many staffing picks based on others’ recommendations and …
Leaving a top Donald Trump administration post? There may be an ambassadorship waiting.
Diplomacy may be soft power, but in President Donald Trump ’s administration, it is also lately a soft landing. National security adviser Mike Waltz was nominated as United Nations Ambassador after he mistakenly added a journalist to a Signal chat discussing military plans. Trump tapped IRS Commissioner Billy Long to be his Ambassador to Iceland after Long contradicted the administration’s messaging in his less than two months in the job. And Tr…
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