By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump stated Saturday that former Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won’t be requested to affix his administration.
“I can’t be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to affix the Trump Administration, which is presently in formation,” Trump posted on social media. “I very a lot loved and appreciated working with them beforehand, and want to thank them for his or her service to our nation.”
Trump is assembly with potential candidates to serve in his administration earlier than his Jan. 20 inauguration as president. Reuters reported Friday that Trump met with outstanding investor Scott Bessent, who’s a possible U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee.
Haley, a former South Carolina governor who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations beneath Trump, endorsed Trump for president regardless of having criticized him harshly when she ran in opposition to him within the occasion primaries.
Pompeo, who additionally served as director of the Central Intelligence Company beneath Trump, has been talked about in some media studies as a doable protection secretary and had been additionally seen a possible Republican presidential candidate, earlier than he introduced in April 2023 he wouldn’t run.
Haley and Pompeo couldn’t instantly be reached for remark Saturday.
Throughout his first time period as president, Trump made some key personnel bulletins by way of social media posts.
Individually, Trump stated the 2025 presidential inauguration will likely be co-chaired by actual property investor and marketing campaign donor Steve Witkoff and former Senator Kelly Loeffler.
