{"id":2366076,"date":"2024-11-08T10:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burgum-says-people-banging-on-the-door-to-get-in-trump-cabinet-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T10:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:33:42","slug":"burgum-says-people-banging-on-the-door-to-get-in-trump-cabinet-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burgum-says-people-banging-on-the-door-to-get-in-trump-cabinet-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Burgum says people \u2018banging on the door\u2019 to get in Trump Cabinet &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fburgum-says-people-banging-on-the-door-to-get-in-trump-cabinet-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=2366076&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>In a \u2064recent interview, North Dakota Governor \u2062Doug Burgum highlighted the strong interest \u200din positions within President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s Cabinet for his upcoming second term. Burgum noted that many qualified individuals are eager\u2063 to join the administration, marking a significant change from the 2016 election. He praised Trump&#8217;s victory over Kamala Harris as a crucial win for\u2063 the\u200d Republican Party and emphasized\u2064 that Trump\u2019s leadership would benefit all \u2064Americans. Burgum discussed various policy priorities, such \u2064as enhancing the nation&#8217;s energy dominance \u200cand exerting\u2063 &#8220;maximum pressure&#8221; on Iran. He also pointed out the importance of\u2063 improving the U.S.&#8217;s standing in global markets, particularly through tariffs, and stressed the need to lead in the &#8220;AI \u2064arms \u200crace&#8221; against China. While he acknowledged \u200da conversation with Trump on election night, Burgum\u2062 did not confirm any specific role for himself in the administration, though he hinted at \u200bthe possibility, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mentioning past discussions<\/a> where Trump referred to him as &#8220;Mr.\u200b Secretary.&#8221;  <\/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\">Burgum says people &lsquo;banging on the door&rsquo; to get in Trump Cabinet<\/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_1876308\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Doug Burgum<\/a> (R-ND) said people are &ldquo;flocking&rdquo; to seek a role in President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> Cabinet for his second presidential term, a contrast from when he first won in 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The governor praised Trump&rsquo;s victory over Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> as &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-run-of-the-mill-politician-gay-new-jersey-republican-hopes-to-flip-senate-seat-with-historic-win-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"No \u2018run-of-the-mill politician\u2019: Gay New Jersey Republican hopes to flip Senate seat with historic win - Washington Examiner\">historic win&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that the Republican Party ought to recognize, adding that everyone in the United States will benefit from Trump&rsquo;s leadership. Burgum previewed some of the policies voters can expect, including the country being dominant in the field of energy and putting &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3162516\/burgum-biden-administration-not-putting-maximum-pressure-on-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">maximum pressure<\/a>&rdquo; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iran<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And people are flocking, the talent that is showing up looks very different from 2016 when President Trump won unexpectedly,&rdquo; Burgum said on Fox News&rsquo;s Fox &amp; Friends. &ldquo;Now, every position he has, there&rsquo;s 20 qualified people banging on the door wanting to get a job, and I know President Trump and his team, fantastic choice with Susie Wiles, they&rsquo;re going to have the pick of the litter in putting together a fantastic team to help drive our country forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2687266&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=8991066ea5fd65e2bd62c12f094bd6ce\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Burgum stressed that increasing the country&rsquo;s status in the global markets should be a priority, saying this is why Trump will use tariffs as a &ldquo;powerful&rdquo; diplomacy tool. He added that Trump recognizes the need to win the &ldquo;AI arms race&rdquo; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China<\/a> and underscored the need to increase the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electricity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">electricity<\/a> supply to achieve this.<\/p>\n<p>The North Dakota governor was asked if he had a chance to discuss any role he could have in Trump&rsquo;s White House. While Burgum confirmed that he did talk with the former president on election night, he did not confirm if their discussions included any position he could have in the next administration.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum hinted he could have a position in Trump&rsquo;s administration in the past, revealing in July that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3084756\/trump-hints-cabinet-position-burgum-mr-secretary-nod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump referred to him as &ldquo;Mr. Secretary.&rdquo;<\/a> The governor was rumored to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3040697\/who-is-doug-burgum-meet-one-of-the-eight-top-names-on-trumps-vp-short-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on Trump&rsquo;s short list for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a><\/a>, though this role ultimately went to Vice President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">J.D. Vance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has also been rumored to have a role in Trump&rsquo;s White House come 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223093\/rubio-puzzled-democrats-prepping-resistance-trump-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">though the senator confirmed Thursday<\/a> that he had not talked to Trump&rsquo;s team about this possibility. Like Burgum, Rubio&rsquo;s name was considered a possibility for Trump&rsquo;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Trump opted to hire Susie Wiles, his 2024 co-campaign manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3223334\/trump-taps-susie-wiles-white-house-chief-of-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">as his next White House chief of staff<\/a>. Wiles previously helmed the 2010 Florida gubernatorial campaign for Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Trump&rsquo;s own Florida operation during the 2016 general election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1876308\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1876308\"}});<\/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>Burgum notes many eager to join Trump&#8217;s Cabinet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2366077,"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\/11\/Burgum-and-Trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[28356,5045,5894,39368,32076],"class_list":["post-2366076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-burgum","tag-government","tag-politics","tag-trump-cabinet","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Burgum-and-Trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366076","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366076"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366080,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366076\/revisions\/2366080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}