Don Jr. Tells Fox He’s Helping Put Together His Father’s Cabinet: I Want People Who ‘Don’t Think They Know Better’ Than My Dad
Donald Trump Jr. spoke to Fox & Friends Thursday morning about his role on his father’s transition team and what a second Trump administration will look like as he’s taking an active role in helping to staff it.
Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer began the segment, saying, “Turning from his White House victory to building out his cabinet. Senate Republicans hoping to kick start the new administration with the confirmation hearings at the top of the new year Bill Melugin is in West Palm Beach, Florida, where we believe they started this back in August, which, you know, Trump learned from the first time. And now 2.0 might be a much more experienced commander-in-chief as he goes in in January. Bill, good morning.”
Melugin then reported, “Yeah, Bill, good morning to you as well. They are certainly ready. They’re winding down with their celebration phase. Now they want to get to work and that starts with making picks for the future Trump cabinet and the transition team says they’re well underway with that. Take a look. They say in part, quote, ‘In the days and weeks ahead, President Trump will be selecting personnel to serve our nation under his leadership and enact policies that make the life of Americans affordable, safe and secure.’”
“Excuse me. Now, some of the names being tossed out for potential cabinet picks include North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy. Those are two of his previous primary opponents, obviously Elon Musk as well. And then RFK Jr. Donald Trump Jr. was on Fox & Friends this morning. He says he’s going to be heavily involved in this process and he’s going to help surround his dad with America first, folks who will be best for this country. Take a listen,” Melugin continued before playing a clip of Trump Jr. from earlier in the day:
I’m going to be heavily involved on the transition. I want to make sure now that we know who the real players are, the people who will actually deliver on the president’s message, the people who don’t think that they know better than the duly elected president of the United States. I want to make sure that those people are in his cabinet. I want to make sure that those people are in this administration.
“And guys, we can cross one name off the list. The Washington Post has been reporting that Senator Tom Cotton was being looked at maybe for secretary of defense. But our Lucas Tomlinson reports that sources are telling him Senator Cotton asked the Trump team to please withdraw his name from consideration for that for family reasons. He wants to stay in the Senate as well and is potentially looking at a position to run for in Senate leadership,” Melugin concluded.
Watch the clip above via Fox News.
