Kellyanne is acting like Mitt is hiding that one last Dalmation puppy needed to finish the marvelous coat before inauguration day.
— John Weaver (@JWGOP) November 27, 2016
… Except, y’know, the silly bastid is willfully submitting himself to this shiteshow. Per AP:
… Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who is heading the transition effort, teased “a number of very important announcements tomorrow” as he exited Trump Tower Monday night.
Pence is said to be among those backing Romney for State. Romney was fiercely critical of Trump throughout the campaign but is interested in the Cabinet position, and they discussed it during a lengthy meeting earlier this month.
Other top Trump allies, notably campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, have launched a highly unusual public campaign to warn the president-elect that nominating Romney would be seen as a betrayal by his supporters. Conway’s comments stirred speculation that she is seeking to either force Trump’s hand or give him cover for ultimately passing over Romney.
Three people close to the transition team said Trump had been aware that Conway planned to voice her opinion, both on Twitter and in television interviews. They disputed reports that Trump was furious at her and suggested his decision to consider additional candidates instead highlighted her influence…
Trump was also considering former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for Homeland Security secretary, according to those close to the transition process. Giuliani was initially the front-runner for State and is still in the mix. But questions about his overseas business dealings, as well as the mayor’s public campaigning for the job, have given Trump pause…
Report: Mitt Romney must apologize to Donald Trump if he wants to be his secretary of state https://t.co/YkSIXR34Tf pic.twitter.com/qCUtqnJhSB
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) November 26, 2016
Yeah, among the many things I hold against Trump is that he’s made Willard ‘Mitt’ Romney look like the good, sane alternative for a powerful political office. Mitt’s certainly touched some nerves among the Trump Crime Cartel, though…
BREAKING – Sources: Trump 'furious' over Conway comments about Romney https://t.co/Sd4kogEPGz
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) November 28, 2016
I kinda like Josh Barro’s theory…
Whose power are Trump's loyalists worried SecState Romney would dilute — Trump's, or their own? https://t.co/C4y4oHrCR4
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) November 28, 2016
… Remember the calculus for the C-listers who signed up with Trump early.
They debased themselves by signing up with a candidate who was widely considered ridiculous and unacceptable by Republican insiders. In exchange, they would line up — in the unlikely event Trump won — for administration jobs for which they would otherwise be considered laughably unsuitable.
This calculus seems to have worked out for Michael Flynn and perhaps Ben Carson. But a Romney appointment would be a severe threat to the dynamic the Trump sycophants depend on.
If a consummate party establishmentarian who did not support Trump — indeed, one who said Trump was “playing the American public for suckers” — can be forgiven and given a top job, what role would be left for Rudy Giuliani or Mike Huckabee?…
@jbarro Trump shorting his contractors yet again
— Modeled Behavior (@ModeledBehavior) November 28, 2016
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