Report: Trump To Meet With General Petraeus Amid Secretary of State Speculation
- 7 years ago
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly meet with General David Petraeus, the former director of the CIA.
Bloomberg is reporting that another candidate has joined the pool of those being considered for the secretary of state position, according to a source within the Trump's transition team.
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly meet with General David Petraeus, the former director of the CIA.
Petraeus worked with the Obama and Bush administrations and was highly regarded by both presidents.
However, due to his involvement in a scandal concerning his sharing of classified information, Petraeus resigned from his post in 2012, notes Reuters.
According to CBS News, in 2015, he opted to pay a fine and serve probation rather than proceed to criminal trial.
During his campaign, Trump defended Petraeus, alleging that Hillary Clinton, in using a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state, had done far worse.
CBS News reports, "The meetings take place during what has become an increasingly public fight for the State Department post."
Commenting on another candidate, Mitt Romney, Trump's former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said in a CNN interview on Sunday, "...it's just breathtaking in scope and intensity the type of messages I've received from all over the country...the number of people who feel betrayed to think that Governor Romney would get the most prominent Cabinet post after he went so far out of his way to hurt Donald Trump.”
Bloomberg is reporting that another candidate has joined the pool of those being considered for the secretary of state position, according to a source within the Trump's transition team.
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly meet with General David Petraeus, the former director of the CIA.
Petraeus worked with the Obama and Bush administrations and was highly regarded by both presidents.
However, due to his involvement in a scandal concerning his sharing of classified information, Petraeus resigned from his post in 2012, notes Reuters.
According to CBS News, in 2015, he opted to pay a fine and serve probation rather than proceed to criminal trial.
During his campaign, Trump defended Petraeus, alleging that Hillary Clinton, in using a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state, had done far worse.
CBS News reports, "The meetings take place during what has become an increasingly public fight for the State Department post."
Commenting on another candidate, Mitt Romney, Trump's former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said in a CNN interview on Sunday, "...it's just breathtaking in scope and intensity the type of messages I've received from all over the country...the number of people who feel betrayed to think that Governor Romney would get the most prominent Cabinet post after he went so far out of his way to hurt Donald Trump.”