In his first term it was Twitter. Now, X and Truth Social are the social networks in which he begins to announce news. After a few days in which he has been unusually passive, this Saturday he fired through both networks. In one, against some internal critics in the Republican Party. In the other, against his rivals from the Democratic Party. In both cases, with a certain condescension. Trump has announced that he will not have Nikki Haley or Mike Pompeo in his Cabinet. At the same time, he has offered Democrats help in case they face financial difficulties.
“I will not invite former ambassador Nikki Haley or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to be part of the Trump Administration, currently being formed. I really enjoyed and appreciated working with them before, and I would like to thank them for their service to our country,” which may become a kind of Official State Gazette during their term, just without the official stuff.
Haley was The attacks rose in tone at some moments and became personal. Reluctantly, and gave him his support. Afterwards, the former ambassador to the UN and former governor of South Carolina agreed to intervene at the Republican convention in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) in support of her opponent in the primaries.
One of the doubts before the election was whether Trump would be able to attract Haley’s voters. After his incontestable victory on November 5, that question was resolved or, at the very least, it ceased to make sense. In any case, the former governor did not appear in the pools as a candidate for any position. Expressly excluding her, even while thanking her for the services provided, is still a small stab.
He was Secretary of State during the Trump presidency. but he was not a favorite for any position either. Like Haley, he was critical of Trump before returning to support him. That seems to be the common denominator for Trump to have decided to single out the two, because obviously there are many more who have been in the polls who will not receive a position either.
The former president thus seems to issue a warning to sailors. In his new mandate, personal loyalty will prevail above all else. The appointment of, was already a sign in that direction.
While on Truth Social he ruled out Haley and Pompeo, . After bombarding them with insults during the campaign, he now offers them financial help. It is not clear whether this is a mockery or a true call for unity.
“I am very surprised that the Democrats, who fought a tough and brave fight in the 2020 presidential election, raising a record amount of money, did not have many dollars left over,” without it being clear whether it is an error that he refers to the elections four years ago. “Now they are being squeezed by suppliers and others. Whatever we can do to help them during this difficult period, I highly recommend that we, as a Party and for the sake of desperately needed UNITY, do it. “We have a lot of money left over, since our biggest asset in the campaign was ‘earned media,’ and that doesn’t cost much,”
