BREAKING : Donald Trump Picks Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff
Donald Trump has announced that RNC Chairman Reince Priebus will be his Chief of Staff.
From the New York Times:
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Sunday chose Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee and a loyal campaign adviser, to be his White House chief of staff, turning to a Washington insider whose friendship with the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, could help secure early legislative victories.
In selecting Mr. Priebus, the president-elect passed over Stephen K. Bannon, the right-wing media mogul who oversaw his presidential campaign. If Mr. Trump had appointed Mr. Bannon, a fierce critic of the Republican establishment, it would have demonstrated a continued disdain for a party that Mr. Trump fought throughout his campaign.
Mr. Trump’s choice is certain to anger some of his most conservative supporters, many of whom expect him to battle the Washington establishment over issues like taxes, immigration, trade, health care and the environment. They view Mr. Priebus as a deal maker who will be too eager to push the new president toward compromise.
Mr. Priebus is expected to have multiple deputies, including Katie Walsh, the chief of staff of the Republican National Committee, who is close to Mr. Priebus and helped ensure a tight working relationship between the party’s operational infrastructure and Mr. Trump’s campaign.
Other advisers in Mr. Trump’s inner circle will also have his ear, including Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, who is likely to wield great influence over the new president regardless of whether he holds a formal title. Mr. Kushner, who has no experience in politics or government, is often the last person Mr. Trump turns to for counsel.
Mr. Bannon — the longtime chairman of Breitbart News, a site distinguished by its nationalist, conspiracy-laden coverage — was named chief strategist and senior counselor, and a news release from Mr. Trump’s transition team said that Mr. Priebus and Mr. Bannon would work as “equal partners.” Mr. Bannon is also likely to serve as a conduit to the populist right and conservative media outlets.
A onetime Goldman Sachs banker, Mr. Bannon has transformed himself into a media figure who favors a scorched-earth style of politics and views the corporate elite and the government establishment with disdain.
Breitbart News regularly traffics in racially charged accusations about President Obama, provocative comparisons between abortion providers and Holocaust killers, and contempt for feminism. Many of its articles tap into a fierce populism not unlike the voter sentiment that helped fuel Mr. Trump’s victory.
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I’ll wait for an official announcement. The NYT is nothing more than stenographers for the DNC and Hillary campaign.
Breitbart confirmed the story is accurate.
The blogger Sundance (The Conservative Treehouse) reminds Trump supporters that everyone thought Mike Pence was a bad pick for VP. In retrospect, Pence was the perfect counterbalance to Trump and help bring in evangelical voters.
(Cont.) Similarly, Priebus will prove a wiser pick than he seems at first.
“Sundance” is just some grocery clerk nut who acts like he’s some great authority hiding behind his pseudonym, lol. Trump did not need Pence to get evangelicals. Trump already had evangelicals along with the endorsement of evangelical leadership. Pence has just been along for the ride. Pence did fine at the debate, not a great feat as Kaine is a clown who torpedoed himself. Pence still is of concern as his positions conflict with Trump’s core platform and he’s next in line to the presidency. The appointment of Priebus is less worrisome as Chief of Staff can be fired, does not set policy, and Bannon is really in charge. Trump surely has a strategy appointing Priebus who knows the inside baseball of D.C.
NYT, you are vile, lying, unethical, dirty, loony hacks. Go out of business already. And, please, let’s not give the NYT any clicks. I wish Drudge would stop linking to them, too.
Keep high caste Indian vermin out.and sack all appointed by Obama.
I agree, NY Slimes need to be ignored as they hopefully disappear into oblivion. NO Breitbard News doesn’t regularly traffic in “racially charged” accusations about Obama that is what the Lame street media wants you to things. NO ONE is trusting the Lame Street Media Get it right.
Excellent choice, the RNC showed class, restraint and positive energy, while the DNC hired thugs to create violence, and they have blood on their hands.