(Washington) Donald Trump on Saturday ruled out the possibility of recalling his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the United States Ambassador to the UN under his mandate Nikki Haley to be part of the government he must form after his election at the White House.
Posted at 9:05 p.m.
“I will not invite former Ambassador Nikka Haley or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join the Trump administration, which is currently being formed,” the president-elect wrote on his Truth Social network.
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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
“I have greatly enjoyed and enjoyed working with them in the past and I would like to thank them for the service they have provided to our country,” added the Republican billionaire, matching his message with his slogan “Make America Great Again” .
The names of the two tenors of the first T//rump administration (2017-2021) have been circulating since the election of the latter during the ballot held on Tuesday. Mike Pompeo, former director of the CIA, was notably tipped to take the helm of the Pentagon.
This “hawk” from the right wing of the Republican Party had quickly gained the trust of an inexperienced president on the international scene, while taking care not to overshadow him. He notably supported the withdrawal from the 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement and the unexpected rapprochement with North Korea.
In July, he unveiled a plan for Ukraine that was the opposite of the arguments on which Donald Trump campaigned. This plan involved new arms transfers and sanctions against the Russian energy sector.
In July, he was also recruited by the Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel to plead its case in the takeover of US Steel, which Donald Trump promised to oppose.
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Former US Secretary of State and former CIA Director Mike Pompeo
After carrying Donald Trump’s voice on the international stage for two years, Nikki Haley became the final obstacle between the ex-president and the Republican nomination, by running in the primary, before giving up in March.
During her campaign, she played the card of change of style and generation, warning of a risk of “chaos” in the event of a new Trump presidency. The assassination attempt against the candidate this summer reshuffled the cards and she finally came to support him during the Republican convention in mid-July in Milwaukee.
