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Donald Trump to meet with Bernie Sanders supporter Tulsi Gabbard
McClatchy DC ^ | 11/21/2016 | ALEX DAUGHERTY

Posted on 11/21/2016 8:45:10 AM PST by nhwingut

WASHINGTON - Tulsi Gabbard is willing to go out on a limb.

The Democratic U.S. congresswoman from Hawaii was one of the first Democrats to support Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and now she is one of the first Democrats to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.

Gabbard met with Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Monday morning, but Trump spokesman Jason Miller said it was “premature” to discuss Gabbard’s potential role in the Trump administration.

(Excerpt) Read more at mcclatchydc.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Hawaii; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: 114th; 2016; 2016election; 2020election; alexdaugherty; berniesanders; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2016; election2020; gabbard; hawaii; jasonmiller; mediawingofthednc; nevertrump; nevertrumper; nevertrumpers; partisanmediashills; patbuchanan; patrickbuchanan; patrickjbuchanan; pitchforkpat; presstitutes; smearmachine; stevebannon; tpp; trade; trump; trumptransition; tulsigabbard; vermont
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Pro Gun, Veteran, Anti Globalist, Young, Attractive... Would be a huge loss for the old, retread progressives in Congress.


1 posted on 11/21/2016 8:45:10 AM PST by nhwingut
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To: nhwingut

I have no problem with this meeting. DJT knows how to be a boss.


2 posted on 11/21/2016 8:46:20 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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No TPP, she got that right!


3 posted on 11/21/2016 8:47:49 AM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies ('45 will be the best ever.)
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Democratic U.S. congresswoman from Hawaii
I do believe I just read that there are no Republicans in any elected office throughout the entire state of Hawaii.
4 posted on 11/21/2016 8:49:03 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: nhwingut

I’m hoping Trump can meet with Bernie himself one day soon. They agree on trade and some other issues and it would be a yuge step toward ending the silliness and bringing the nation more together.


5 posted on 11/21/2016 8:54:33 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: nhwingut

Any theories about which position Donald might have in mind for her?

He found one of the few Dems with a set big enough to take on her own party. Now where can we use her best?


6 posted on 11/21/2016 8:54:39 AM PST by Semper911 (When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
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To: nhwingut

Bernie Super-Delegate that the DNC threatened and blackmailed into supporting Hillary.

Stepped down from DNC Vice-Chair so she could endorse Bernie at the convention. VERY anti-HRC, but eventually had to endorse her.

Interesting choice for a job.


7 posted on 11/21/2016 8:55:04 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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Outreach to Native American population?


8 posted on 11/21/2016 8:55:51 AM PST by randita (PLEASE STOP ALL THE WORTHLESS VANITIES!)
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To: nhwingut

Maybe Veterans Affairs?


9 posted on 11/21/2016 8:58:07 AM PST by marron
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To: oh8eleven

Unfortunately that is true. We only had one in the state senate and I believe he was defeated.


10 posted on 11/21/2016 8:59:09 AM PST by Jean2
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To: Semper911

One of the Veterans’ Affairs posts. There are several.


11 posted on 11/21/2016 8:59:27 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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It’s traditional for a Republican President to have one or two Democrats in the Cabinet (and vice versa). In recent years, this has been achieved often through hold-overs from the departing President’s cabinet, but it isn’t easy to think of a member of Obama’s cabinet who would be willing or acceptable given the scope of regulatory and policy changes Obama has promised.

Gabbard isn’t good but she’s not as bad as most Democrats. Appointing an Asian-American Buddhist woman wins some points too, I guess, although in a game Trump will never win anyway.


12 posted on 11/21/2016 9:00:08 AM PST by only1percent ( who)
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It’s traditional for a Republican President to have one or two Democrats in the Cabinet (and vice versa). In recent years, this has been achieved often through hold-overs from the departing President’s cabinet, but it isn’t easy to think of a member of Obama’s cabinet who would be willing or acceptable given the scope of regulatory and policy changes Obama has promised.

Gabbard isn’t good but she’s not as bad as most Democrats. Appointing an Asian-American Buddhist woman wins some points too, I guess, although in a game Trump will never win anyway.


13 posted on 11/21/2016 9:00:22 AM PST by only1percent ( who)
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“Oh, and Tulsi, bring the real birth certificate to the meeting, will ya?”


14 posted on 11/21/2016 9:00:43 AM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #MyPresident)
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“Pro Gun, Veteran, Anti Globalist, Young, Attractive..”

****

if she’s all that, then is she a Bernie supporter? Something’s not right with her aside from well, good looking but you lost me at the rest...


15 posted on 11/21/2016 9:01:19 AM PST by max americana
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Exactly. If you put her in a position where she agrees with your worldview (Trade) then it’s a genius move by Bannon and Trump.

Remember Bannon said in the recent interview, “Like [Andrew] Jackson’s populism, we’re going to build an entirely new political movement. It’s everything related to jobs. It will be as exciting as the 1930s, greater than the Reagan revolution — conservatives, plus populists, in an economic nationalist movement.”


16 posted on 11/21/2016 9:01:42 AM PST by nhwingut (Trump-Pence 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
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To: tcrlaf

She could be a good evangelist to lead Bernie supporters to Trump.


17 posted on 11/21/2016 9:03:22 AM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: nhwingut

DoD or State Department
NOT SoS or SecDef good Lord no
But deputy or undersecretary position


18 posted on 11/21/2016 9:03:31 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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Not everybody he meets with is going to end up in his organization. Suspect some of them are just being listened to - even the enemy may have a good idea or two.


19 posted on 11/21/2016 9:03:57 AM PST by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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I am getting a bit unhinged with all this. I am quite sure we have excellent conservatives who would be serving our government much better than all these liberal losers. Sheesh.


20 posted on 11/21/2016 9:04:20 AM PST by battletank
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