{"id":129245,"date":"2024-11-23T17:45:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T10:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129245"},"modified":"2024-11-23T17:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T10:45:46","slug":"fox-hosts-cable-news-regulars-and-entertainment-pros-trump-is-casting-a-made-for-tv-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129245","title":{"rendered":"Fox hosts, cable news regulars and entertainment pros: Trump is casting a made-for-TV Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1e1cw000u27qi3b5f7b32@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A common thread weaves through many of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-45\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> picks for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/13\/politics\/trump-cabinet-picks-administration-dg\/index.html\">incoming administration<\/a>, a quality the president-elect values as highly as loyalty and perhaps even more than conventional qualifications: a flair for television.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f81200033b6mm1r9o14y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He has plucked two Fox News stars from their airwaves \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/18\/politics\/sean-duffy-transportation-secretary\/index.html\">Sean Duffy<\/a> for Treasury secretary and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/21\/politics\/pete-hegseth-police-report-defense-secretary-trump\/index.html\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> to lead the Pentagon. For the agency overseeing Medicare and Medicaid, Trump has turned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/19\/politics\/mehmet-oz-trump-medicare-medicaid\/index.html\">Dr. Mehmet Oz<\/a>, the celebrity physician known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/12\/13\/media\/dr-oz-show-ending-senate\/index.html\">health show<\/a> that aired for 13 seasons. His pick for the Department of Education, meanwhile, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/19\/politics\/linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-trump\/index.html\">Linda McMahon<\/a>, who co-founded and built a professional wrestling and entertainment empire alongside her husband.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f81200043b6meu6mtmke@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump\u2019s choice for ambassador to Israel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/12\/politics\/mike-huckabee-israel\/index.html\">Mike Huckabee<\/a>, had a six-year run hosting a Fox News show. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/13\/politics\/trump-picks-tulsi-gabbard-director-of-national-intelligence\/index.html\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>, his selection for director of national intelligence, was a contributor on the conservative network after she left Congress and once subbed for its former primetime host Tucker Carlson.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f81200053b6mkwqqkqwt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As a former reality TV star, Trump is deeply attuned to the power of the small screen. His selection process has centered on people who can not only articulate his message but also defend him in the kind of high-stakes, combative settings that define modern media.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f81200063b6mlfmtrwu7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            His transition team, operating in a war-room style setup at Mar-a-Lago, has embraced this focus. On large screens, his advisers play video clips of potential appointees\u2019 media performances, including footage of them defending Trump but also their past criticism of him, underscoring the centrality of media strategy in his decision-making.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm3t7c93o00013b6md6oio14j@published\" class=\"image_large image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"c-GettyImages-2182973019.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2182973019.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2182973019.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2182973019.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2182973019.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2182973019.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2182973019.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"A boat holding a campaign flag is seen near Mar-a-Lago, the residence of US President-elect Donald Trump on November 8 in Palm Beach, Florida.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f81200073b6myqsoyajq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The outcome is a made-for-TV Cabinet who he thinks will sell his agenda to Americans and defend the administration against media scrutiny on their networks. Meanwhile, in some departments, the expectation is that deputies and top staff will oversee the day-to-day operations.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f81200083b6myow66cez@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In announcing his selections, Trump has elevated the media backgrounds of many of his choices. In promoting Duffy, a four-term Wisconsin congressman-turned-Fox Business host, Trump cited just one example of his credentials to oversee America\u2019s highways, airports and railroads: a road and bridge he helped secure funding for in Minnesota.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f81200093b6myuxgb5oh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But Trump was sure to note that Duffy\u2019s wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, is \u201ca STAR on Fox News.\u201d The Duffys met as contestants on MTV\u2019s \u201cRoad Rules: All Stars,\u201d a spinoff of the cable station\u2019s \u201cReal World\u201d franchise.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000a3b6mq2ydhoeo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump called Oz a \u201cworld-class communicator\u201d in announcing his selection as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator and said the doctor\u2019s syndicated television show \u201ctaught millions of Americans how to make healthier lifestyle choices.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000b3b6m2o923lnb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Oz\u2019s TV background previously factored into Trump\u2019s endorsement of him for the 2022 Republican Senate nomination in Pennsylvania. Trump remarked at a campaign event that Oz was \u201con that screen\u201d and \u201cin the bedrooms of all those women telling them the good and bad.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000c3b6mijd41df3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Even Trump\u2019s selections who have more conventional backgrounds have demonstrated their cable news bonafides.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000d3b6mdxvjz52e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            For example, few Republicans in Congress have logged more television appearances in recent years than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/11\/politics\/mike-waltz-national-security-adviser\/index.html\">Rep. Mike Waltz<\/a> of Florida, whom Trump has chosen as his national security adviser. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/12\/politics\/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary\/index.html\">South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem<\/a>, another regular Fox News guest, is set to lead the Department of Homeland Security despite little experience with the agency\u2019s expansive mission protecting America. On the campaign trail, Sen. Marco Rubio stumped for Trump in fluent Spanish \u2014 an asset that may have helped secure the Florida Republican\u2019s role in the new administration.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000e3b6mv3i26ef2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Over the summer, Wall Street executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/19\/politics\/howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary\/index.html\">Howard Luntick<\/a> delivered a spirited defense of Trump\u2019s economic proposals \u2013 articulating the finer points of the Republican\u2019s plans for draconian tariffs and trade wars with such convincing detail that CNBC \u201cSquawk Box\u201d host Rebecca Quick remarked, \u201cThis is the best explanation I\u2019ve heard.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000f3b6minaww3em@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump\u2019s campaign was so pleased by Lutnick\u2019s performance, it posted a clip of the exchange on social media and then blasted it out to his supporters over email. This week, Trump picked Lutnick for secretary of Commerce.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000g3b6myfd0lqc4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The president-elect has remarked at various times that both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/14\/politics\/doug-burgum-interior-secretary-trump\/index.html\">North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum<\/a> and his former acting ICE director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/10\/politics\/tom-homan-border-czar-ice-donald-trump\/index.html\">Tom Homan<\/a> were \u201cstraight from central casting.\u201d Burgum is Trump\u2019s choice to lead the Department of the Interior and Homan will lead the new administration\u2019s immigration crackdown as a \u201cborder czar.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000h3b6mjf1v97go@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump initially sought to elevate Florida Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/21\/politics\/matt-gaetz-withdrawing-attorney-general\/index.html\">Matt Gaetz<\/a>, a fixture on conservative TV, to attorney general because of his oratory skills and media savvy. But Gaetz \u2013 who resigned from Congress after being picked \u2013 withdrew his name from consideration amid allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has denied, underscoring the risks of prioritizing media polish over more conventional vetting.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm3t7ddrn00033b6m7hr2czj2@published\" class=\"image_large image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"c-AP24325663455535.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.66875\" data-original-height=\"1605\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24325663455535.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"1605\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24325663455535.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1605\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24325663455535.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1605\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24325663455535.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1605\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24325663455535.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24325663455535.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 20. \" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1605\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t2i13z000z3b6mcf67a4ys@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump replaced Gaetz on Thursday night with former Florida Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/21\/politics\/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump\/index.html\">Pam Bondi<\/a>, a Fox News regular during her two terms in office who once co-hosted the network\u2019s afternoon talk show \u201cThe Five\u201d while still earning a taxpayer salary.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000i3b6mk0dd8ipj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hegseth, who has since left Fox, also faces headwinds being confirmed as more details emerge from an alleged sexual assault that took place in October 2017 that he denies.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000j3b6m0y4lmevy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The vetting process has faced sharp criticism from Democrats, who have seized on the media-heavy r\u00e9sum\u00e9s and sparse policy experience of many of his nominees. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware likened the selections to \u201ca reality TV show casting call,\u201d he told CNN\u2019s Manu Raju, rather than a \u201cserious\u201d Cabinet lineup.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3tj05oa00003b6mgb1ddcm3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Among the flurry of names for non-Cabinet roles that Trump announced Friday evening were also several former and current Fox News contributors. Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, his pick for US surgeon general, became a contributor at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic and was on the air up until earlier this week. Dr. Marty Makary, his pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, was on \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d last weekend promoting Trump\u2019s selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3tj5iub00023b6mf5yxasud@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And Sebastian Gorka, whom Trump named senior director of counterterrorism, was a Fox contributor in 2018 and 2019. His primary media job now is radio host for Salem Radio Network, but he also has a weekend show on Newsmax.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000k3b6me1q1gayk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump\u2019s reliance on television appearances and aesthetics to fill key roles is not a new phenomenon. During his first term, he described Supreme Court nominees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh as \u201cstraight out of central casting,\u201d suggesting their polished images were compelling reasons for senators to confirm them. He tapped Larry Kudlow, then a CNBC personality, to lead the National Economic Council. Even after leaving office, Trump continued to prioritize media figures, bringing on Christina Bobb as an attorney after watching her on One America News Network.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000l3b6m7aricavg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The latest fixation on Fox talent and regular contributors, though, follows a campaign during which he repeatedly clashed with Rupert Murdoch\u2019s conservative news giant. He lashed out at Fox for putting Democrats on its airwaves and said the network \u201chas totally lost its way\u201d after it aired an interview between anchor Bret Baier and his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000m3b6mux8tcrvo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In return, Trump granted far more access to an emerging field of new media stars, including extensive sit down interviews to various podcasters, comedians, pranksters and other online influencers.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000n3b6mmnag7zkf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Still, Trump closely monitored the cable television appearances of his many surrogates, and used the medium to help him vet his potential running mates. A key qualification in picking a VP candidate was how well they performed on TV. Similar to this process, Trump had watched a series of clips of Vance and other candidates like Rubio and Burgum and his opinion often changed based on who he had seen on television most recently.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000o3b6m5rp7kojy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He settled on JD Vance in part because of the Ohio senator\u2019s combative defense of the Republican nominee in interviews and then sent him out to sell Trump on TV.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1f812000p3b6mvk1bbd3o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cHe\u2019s like the only guy I\u2019ve ever seen, he really looks forward to it,\u201d Trump said of his vice during his Election Night victory speech. \u201cAnd then he just goes in and absolutely obliterates them.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3t1e2ee00003b6movlhki95@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>CNN\u2019s Kate Sullivan, Manu Raju, Alayna Treene and Brian Stelter contributed to this report.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/23\/politics\/trump-tv-cabinet\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 A common thread weaves through many of Donald Trump\u2019s picks for his incoming administration, a quality the president-elect values as highly as loyalty and perhaps even more than &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129245\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=129245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=129245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}