South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is under
consideration by President-elect Donald Trump for secretary of state, and other
cabinet positions, a transition source told CNN Wednesday, despite their rocky
history.Trump is going to meet with Haley, former Secretary
of State Henry Kissinger, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Cincinnati Mayor Ken
Blackwell, Admiral Mike Rogers and Rep. Jeb Hensarling on Thursday, according
to Trump's communication director Jason Miller and Republican National Committee
spokesman Sean Spicer.
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Haley, South Carolina's first female and
Indian-American governor, had spent most of the election season criticizing
Trump, including taking aim at him during her high-profile role giving the
Republican response to the State of the Union."During anxious times, it
can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices," Haley
said at the time from the governor's residence in Columbia. "We must
resist that temptation. No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws
and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country."
Trump struck back at the South Carolina governor
after her speech, saying at the time she was being "weak" on
immigration.Why hasn't Trump's transition team called the Pentagon?
"She's very weak on illegal immigration,"
he said on Fox News' "Fox & Friends." "I feel very strongly
about immigration. She doesn't."And ahead of the Republican South Carolina
primary, Haley said Trump represents "everything a governor doesn't want
in a president."She endorsed Trump's former presidential rival Florida
Sen. Marco Rubio when he was still in the race.
In October, she reversed her position, and said she
was going to vote for him when he became the Republican nominee, but added that
she was "not a fan."During Wednesday's call with reporters, Spicer
also said that the first wave of landing teams that will interact with agencies
will be announced on Thursday, including the Justice Department, State Department
and Defense Department.Trump's transition team will announce the landing teams
for economic and domestic policy next week, Spicer said.
Spicer also said anyone being vetted for a high post
in the administration must provide a termination of lobbying form if they are
registered lobbyists. In addition, when they leave the government, they will be
banned from being a lobbyist for five years.
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