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Trump campaign reveals 2024 policy team amid outside efforts to staff administration
washingtonexaminer ^ | 12/15/2023 | julia johnson

Posted on 12/17/2023 8:09:37 PM PST by bitt

Former President Donald Trump is assembling his policy team with familiar faces from his first term and signaling they would have roles in his potential 2025 Republican presidential administration.

Trump and his allies have been meeting and talking by phone for months, sculpting the policies that will define his second term should he win the presidency in 2024. The names of the inner circle were revealed Friday in the latest effort by the Trump campaign to counter outside conservative organizations' efforts to vet and staff a future 2025 administration.

Among these aides are former trade representative Robert Lighthizer, former White House budget director Russell Vought, former Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller, known for his controversial immigration policy prescriptions, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, his campaign confirmed to the Washington Examiner after they were reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Others on the team are former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin Hassett, former acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Homan, National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd, previous national security adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence Keith Kellogg, and former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2025; bencarson; brandonjudd; johnratcliffe; keithkellogg; kevinhassett; maga2024; mattwhitaker; policyteam; presdjtrump; robertlighthizer; russellvought; stephenmiller; tomhoman; trump; trump2024; trump2025; trumpcabinet; trumppolicy
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1 posted on 12/17/2023 8:09:37 PM PST by bitt
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2 posted on 12/17/2023 8:09:53 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: bitt

The A Team!


3 posted on 12/17/2023 8:11:31 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Jane Long

I liked Richard Grendel and hope he will be there as well.


4 posted on 12/17/2023 8:25:17 PM PST by princess leah
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To: bitt
We're putting the band back together!
5 posted on 12/17/2023 8:48:50 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: princess leah

Me too - he did a great job!


6 posted on 12/17/2023 9:18:21 PM PST by datura (Eventually, the Lord and the Truth will win.)
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To: Jane Long

My thought exactly! Might be a few more names come to mind but this is encouraging. I think one thing Trump really has learned since leaving office is how many people screwed him over and how few can be trusted.


7 posted on 12/17/2023 9:34:02 PM PST by bigbob
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To: bitt

the one he needs back the most is Peter Navarro, and it would really behoove trump to bring back steve bannon, too ...


8 posted on 12/17/2023 9:40:37 PM PST by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: catnipman

...also Kash,


9 posted on 12/17/2023 9:44:24 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: bitt

Time for Some Action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF2k3EBkFYo

10 posted on 12/17/2023 10:00:10 PM PST by conservative98
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To: bitt

I have been saying this for months. And he needs to have cabinet meetings and make it look like he is actually president.


11 posted on 12/17/2023 10:05:01 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: conservative98

I forgot Matt Whitaker.
12 posted on 12/17/2023 10:06:48 PM PST by conservative98
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To: bitt

Awesome A++++
They are all my favorites!


13 posted on 12/17/2023 10:08:54 PM PST by Guenevere (“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”)
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Trump will never learn with Ben dumb as a box of rocks Carson. Ben has no more idea whats going on than Biden. He never thought about running for office until some anonymous persons raised over 10 million to recruit him to run. Of course Ben never saw any of that cash. Ben is still thinking about talking about having real discussions about discussing the real problems with real discussions about defining what the real problems are in this country to begin to find real solutions about our problems. . . And so on


14 posted on 12/17/2023 10:25:03 PM PST by pghbjugop
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Dr. Carson is highly intelligent and effective in communicating solutions that will help urban inner city kids rise to accomplishments and greatness. You however, seem to be equivalent to that “box of rocks” in your flawed evaluation of this great man.


15 posted on 12/17/2023 10:33:50 PM PST by antceecee
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To: bigbob

I believe when history is written, long after you and I are gone, that one of his greatest accomplishments they will credit him with was exposing Uni Party Deep State people.


16 posted on 12/17/2023 10:36:00 PM PST by navymom1
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To: princess leah

FYI the name is Grenell.


17 posted on 12/18/2023 12:30:16 AM PST by pluvmantelo (Stalinists to the left of me, Satanists to the right...)
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To: catnipman

I think Steve is best on the outside reporting…journalist commentary. I never liked the crossover between journalist vs political operative. It allows propaganda to be fed to the people. I remember this started blatantly in our face with George Stephanopolis (sp) during Clinton years.


18 posted on 12/18/2023 12:50:17 AM PST by antceecee
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To: pghbjugop

Ben Carson saved children’s lives. He even operated on babies while they were still in the womb! Hardly the actions of someone who is “dumb as a box of rocks”. Please show him some respect.


19 posted on 12/18/2023 12:55:04 AM PST by howlinhound (Tagline in the shop for repairs.)
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To: bitt

I can live with that.


20 posted on 12/18/2023 1:02:43 AM PST by roving
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