Trump Says He Won’t Hire Anyone Associated With Certain GOP Critics

The second Trump administration will likely not include any individuals associated with Republican critics, such as former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) or former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan. 15. Trump asked people not to send anyone or recommend anyone to the Trump transition team who has worked with or are endorsed by Cheney; her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney; Romney; former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.); or the Americans for Prosperity, among several others. He also named a number of people who worked in his first administration whom he prefers individuals in his second administration not to have an association with or endorsement from. Those people are former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.S. Secretary to the United Nations Nikki Haley, former national security adviser John Bolton, former Defense Secretaries Jim Mattis and Mark Esper, and retired Gen. Mark Milley, who was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff....