He loves you… maybe? Administration candidates aren’t feeling the love from the White House as their lives are being tossed, rolled and spun by Media and Congress trying to make sure they know the difference between “its” and “it’s” – PB/TK
Trump’s nominees gripe the White House isn’t protecting them – By TARA PALMERI and ANDREW RESTUCCIA
Candidates for top jobs in President Donald Trump’s administration are getting spooked after Andrew Puzder’s nomination was scuttled, and they fear the White House isn’t doing enough to protect them from grueling confirmations, according to several sources involved in the process.
The concerns are affecting not only some of the highest-profile nominations, including agriculture secretary pick Sonny Perdue, but also candidates for ambassadorships, judicial positions and a range of other posts. The chill that’s settled in even has some people considering bowing out of contention, meaning that Trump’s attempt to quickly fill his government could drag out even further.
Some potential nominees are especially focused on the botched and slow-moving confirmation process of Puzder, the former labor secretary nominee, as a cautionary tale of what could go wrong if the administration isn’t closely engaged in nomination fights.
While nominees like Perdue don’t have the same sort of baggage that Puzder did, Perdue and others are concerned about his lack of contact with White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and his office, according to two sources close to him. They’re also concerned about what their critics might dig up if their nominations linger in the Senate for weeks amid slow-walking by Democrats.
“It’s been a month since inauguration. Why are some Cabinet nominees waiting on return calls from the White House?” said a GOP operative with knowledge of the process, who, like other people quoted in this story, requested anonymity to speak freely about the issue.
Continue to politico.com article: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-nominees-confirmation-cabinet-235157
