Trump leaning on TV analysts as he staffs the government

[DonViejo]

Note: Emphasis in this OP exists in the original article - Don

By James Hohmann November 29 at 8:11 AM

THE BIG IDEA: The Trump revolution won’t just be televised. It will be led by television talking heads.

In August 2015, Chuck Todd asked Donald Trump on “Meet the Press” who he talks with for military advice. “Well, I watch the shows,” said the former star of “The Apprentice,” another NBC franchise. “I mean, I really see a lot of great— you know, when you watch your show and all of the other shows, you have the generals and you have certain people that you like.” So it should come as no surprise that the president-elect is now stocking the federal government with these generals and other people that he’s seen on TV and likes.

Trump and Mike Pence have now met with 70 individuals about potential positions within the administration. The visitors to Trump Tower, Mar a Lago and the Bedminster golf club in New Jersey can almost all be grouped into just a handful of food groups: Current or former members of Congress. CEOs/rich tycoons. Pillars of the Republican establishment. And, last but not least, cable pundits.

Yesterday, Trump sat down with CBS News analyst Frances Townsend, a former counterterrorism adviser to George W. Bush.

Today, he will meet with Fox News contributor Pete Hegseth. After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Hegseth tried to run for U.S. Senate in Minnesota against Amy Klobuchar. His campaign went so poorly that he lost the GOP nomination to a random Ron Paul supporter, who went on to lose by 35 points. Afterward, Hegseth was hired to lead a Koch-funded group focused on veterans’ issues and then picked up by Fox in 2014. Now, at just 36, he’s being considered as a potential secretary of veterans affairs.

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[ronnie624]

1. That quote about 'watching the shows', says a lot.

Intellectually, he's about 12.

Merciful fates, deliver us.

[lpbk2713]

2. He's been listening to The Quitter. "I read em all."

“I’ve read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media,”
replied Palin. “Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.”

Palin did not go on to name a newspaper or magazine that she reads.


Link: http://www.politico.com/story/2012/04/5-best-couric-palin-2008-moments-074735