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 is not going to be requested to affix his administration.
“I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation,” Trump posted on social media. “I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our country.”
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 distinguished 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 celebration primaries.
Pompeo, who additionally served as director of the Central Intelligence Company beneath Trump, has been talked about in some media stories as a attainable 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 probably be co-chaired by actual property investor and marketing campaign donor Steve Witkoff and former Senator Kelly Loeffler.
