{"id":2331403,"date":"2024-08-26T22:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T02:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-tapped-to-help-pick-trump-cabinet-as-part-of-transition-team-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T22:52:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T02:52:46","slug":"rfk-jr-tapped-to-help-pick-trump-cabinet-as-part-of-transition-team-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-tapped-to-help-pick-trump-cabinet-as-part-of-transition-team-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. tapped to help pick Trump Cabinet as part of transition team &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-tapped-to-help-pick-trump-cabinet-as-part-of-transition-team-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2331403&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been appointed to \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-fbi-agent-confirms-key-portions-of-hunter-biden-whistleblowers-testimony-gop\/\" title=\"Ex-FBI Agent validates &#039;crucial parts&#039; of Hunter Biden Whistleblower&#039;s statement: GOP\">transition\u2064 team<\/a> \u2062of former President Donald Trump, where he will help\u2062 select personnel\u2063 for the next administration. He made this \u200dannouncement during an interview with Tucker Carlson, \u200cexpressing his commitment to work on campaign\u2063 policies\u2064 and support Trump&#8217;s election efforts. Kennedy acknowledges the risks associated with \u200dhis endorsement, suggesting that failure could \u2064have serious consequences. He\u2062 remains focused on his daily responsibilities and maintaining a positive outlook, declaring his readiness to serve. This \u200cdevelopment marks a significant turn in American \u200dpolitics as Kennedy, running\u2063 as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evan-mcmullin-is-the-democrats-utah-senate-candidate\/\" title=\"Evan McMullin Is The Democrats\u2019 Utah Senate Candidate\">independent presidential candidate<\/a>, aligns himself closely with a prominent Republican figure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RFK Jr. tapped to help pick Trump Cabinet as part of transition team<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736971\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> announced that he&rsquo;s been tapped to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Trump administration<\/a> transition team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In his role, Kennedy would select personnel for the next Trump administration. He made the announcement in an interview with Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens before he endorses Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to work to get him elected and &hellip; I&rsquo;m working with the campaign. We&rsquo;re working on policy issues together,&rdquo; Kennedy said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been asked to go on to the transition team and &hellip; to help pick the people who will be running the government. And I&rsquo;m looking forward to that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what would happen to me if we lose,&rdquo; he added, with Carlson suggesting prison.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When Bobby Kennedy endorsed Donald Trump last week, he burned his boats. There&rsquo;s no turning back for him, or for American politics. Here&rsquo;s his first interview since that happened.<\/p>\n<p>(0:42) RFK Jr. Endorsing Donald Trump<br \/>(11:26) Censorship and Pavel Durov&rsquo;s Arrest<br \/>(34:56) America&rsquo;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AOQULEvZeX\">pic.twitter.com\/AOQULEvZeX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1828190970795745447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy answered that he didn&rsquo;t think about losing and would instead aim to be a &ldquo;happy warrior.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I never really think about that. &hellip; What I think is &lsquo;OK, here&rsquo;s what I got to do today.&rsquo; And, you know, get up every day and say, &lsquo;Reporting for duty, sir,&#8217;&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And, you know, nothing&rsquo;s a crisis, everything&rsquo;s a task, right? And so that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m going to be, kind of a happy warrior,&rdquo; Kennedy added. &ldquo;I know what I have to do, so I&rsquo;m going to do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump welcomed Kennedy to his campaign with open arms on Friday, featuring him at a Phoenix campaign rally shortly after Kennedy suspended his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-undergoes-surgery-to-implant-pacemaker\/\" title=\"Pence Undergoes Surgery To Implant Pacemaker\">2024 presidential bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, the former president said he was caught in unfamiliar territory upon his accession as president and made mistakes in choosing personnel. He said he had to rely on others to choose personnel, resulting in a large number of &ldquo;RINOs,&rdquo; or &ldquo;Republicans in name only,&rdquo; and unreliable staffers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Trump admits he made mistakes picking personal for his first administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MRdpRTTz9b\">pic.twitter.com\/MRdpRTTz9b<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Leading Report (@LeadingReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeadingReport\/status\/1828142744172405015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736971\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736971\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has revealed that he will be joining the Trump administration&#8217;s transition team, where he will assist in selecting personnel for the upcoming administration. He shared this news during an interview with Tucker Carlson. As an independent presidential candidate, Kennedy expressed his commitment to supporting Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign and collaborating on policy matters. &#8220;I\u2019m going to work to get him elected&#8230; I\u2019ve been asked to join the transition team and help choose those who will run the government,&#8221; he stated, expressing enthusiasm for his new role.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy acknowledged the risks of losing but emphasized a positive mindset, referring to himself as a &#8220;happy warrior.&#8221; He mentioned that he focuses on daily tasks rather than dwelling on potential setbacks: &#8220;I never really think about that&#8230; I just get up every day and say, &#8216;Reporting for duty, sir.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former President Trump welcomed Kennedy into his campaign at a rally in Phoenix after Kennedy suspended his own presidential bid. In a recent discussion, Trump admitted that during his first term as president, he made mistakes in personnel selection due to relying too heavily on others&#8217; recommendations, which led to hiring many individuals who were not truly aligned with Republican values<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2331404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RFK-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32603,32458,39369,39368,32076],"class_list":["post-2331403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-political-news","tag-rfk-jr","tag-transition-team","tag-trump-cabinet","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RFK-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}