{"id":2367741,"date":"2024-11-12T12:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/likely-trump-cabinet-pick-says-staffing-will-prioritize-highly-competent-loyalists-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T12:15:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:15:42","slug":"likely-trump-cabinet-pick-says-staffing-will-prioritize-highly-competent-loyalists-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/likely-trump-cabinet-pick-says-staffing-will-prioritize-highly-competent-loyalists-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Likely Trump Cabinet pick says staffing will prioritize \u2018highly competent loyalists\u2019 &#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\">28<\/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%2Flikely-trump-cabinet-pick-says-staffing-will-prioritize-highly-competent-loyalists-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=2367741&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>Mike Davis, a likely candidate \u2064for a Cabinet position in a potential second Trump administration, emphasized that staffing will focus on &#8220;highly competent loyalists.&#8221; Following Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hard-times-ahead-for-never-trumpers-at-the-bulwark-dispatch\/\" title=\"Hard Times Ahead For Never Trumpers At The Bulwark, Dispatch\">recent \u2063electoral victory<\/a>, attention has shifted to \u2062potential appointees, with Davis suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-stands-by-decision-to-allow-biden-appointee-to-retain-ties-chinese-government-controlled-university\/\" title=\"EPA Stands By Decision To Allow Biden Appointee To Retain Ties Chinese Government-Controlled University\">political appointments<\/a> should demonstrate both loyalty and competence. He stated that those seeking positions \u2064should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zeldin-accuses-state-department-of-sanctioning-former-albanian-president-as-retribution-for-loyalty-to-republicans\/\" title=\"Zeldin Accuses State Department of Sanctioning Former Albanian President as Retribution for Loyalty to Republicans\">provide concrete evidence<\/a> of their loyalty to Trump, indicating a \u200dprioritization of trust and alignment with the former president&#8217;s agenda. This approach aims\u200b to address \u200bpast complaints from Trump&#8217;s first \u2064administration regarding disloyalty hindering progress. Davis&#8217;s remarks reflect a broader strategy outlined in Project 2025, underscoring the importance\u2064 of \u2063loyalty in Trump&#8217;s political circle.  <\/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\">Likely Trump Cabinet pick says staffing will prioritize &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">highly competent loyalists&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/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_1879670\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Possible Trump Cabinet pick Mike Davis said staffing for the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">Trump administration<\/a> would prioritize &ldquo;highly competent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3224266\/trump-looks-to-immigration-hawks-to-lead-dhs-and-his-mass-deportation-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"loyalists\">loyalists<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Following President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s crushing victory last week, the focus has shifted to who will man his second administration. Davis, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/09\/20\/mike-davis-trump-potential-attorney-general-profile-00179358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"floated\">floated<\/a> as a likely pick for attorney general, told <em>Politico<\/em> that loyalty and competence would be the central traits for all new staffers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dear Trump Job Seekers: Long time, no chat,&rdquo; Davis wrote in a post on X after Trump&rsquo;s electoral victory. &ldquo;Before asking me for help, I am going to ask you to provide me specific and concrete evidence of your &#322;oyalty to Trump. If you cannot provide a lot of that, stop asking me. Political appointments require both competency and loyalty.&rdquo;<\/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\">Dear Trump Job Seekers:<\/p>\n<p>Long time, no chat.<\/p>\n<p>Before asking me for help, I am going to ask you to provide me specific and concrete evidence of your &#322;oyalty to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>If you cannot provide a lot of that, stop asking me.<\/p>\n<p>Political appointments require both competency and loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#127482;&#127480; Mike Davis &#127482;&#127480; (@mrddmia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrddmia\/status\/1854498647389474915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 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>Staffing was a consistent complaint from the first Trump administration, with many Trump loyalists viewing disloyalty as a main impediment to Trump&rsquo;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>A central part of Project 2025, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3226839\/heritage-leader-regrets-tactical-error-project-2025-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">not affiliated<\/a> with the Trump campaign, was providing a network of possible loyalist staffers. The ensuing controversy around the project has left usage of the network uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Davis has promised much if he is a Trump Cabinet pick, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DCHJ_k1OOX8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=aae2ec1a-0e9d-40cd-9dc3-23521fb39203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"vowing\">vowing<\/a> in an interview with conservative influencer Benny Johnson to &ldquo;rain hell on Washington, D.C.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have five lists ready to go, and they&rsquo;re growing. List No. 1 &mdash; we&rsquo;re gonna fire. We&rsquo;re gonna fire a lot of people in the executive branch of the deep state,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;No. 2 &mdash; we&rsquo;re gonna indict. We&rsquo;re gonna indict Joe Biden and Hunter Biden and James Biden and every other scumball, sleazeball Biden, except for the 5-year-old granddaughter who they refused to acknowledge for five years until political pressure got to Joe Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Davis then promised to deport over 10 million people and pardon the Jan. 6 riot defendants.<\/p>\n<p>However, the possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-cuomo-among-contenders-for-bidens-attorney-general-pick\/\" title=\"Report: Cuomo Among Contenders for Biden\u2019s Attorney General Pick\">attorney general pick<\/a> has said many of his statements are only trolling, being dubbed by <em>Politico<\/em> Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;troll-in-chief.&rdquo;<\/p>\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_1879670\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1879670\"}});<\/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>Possible Trump Cabinet pick emphasizes loyalty and competence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2367743,"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\/Donald-Trump-vvv1z33.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4955,6767,24552,3634],"class_list":["post-2367741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cabinet","tag-loyalists","tag-staffing","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Donald-Trump-vvv1z33.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367741","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=2367741"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367745,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367741\/revisions\/2367745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}