A prominent Tea Party leader is warning Donald Trump not to choose RNC chair Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff.
Reacting to reports that Trump is considering Priebus as one of his top two choices, Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, said no “D.C. establishment insider” should be given keys to the Trump administration.
“On Tuesday, by giving Donald Trump the victory that stunned so many Washington insiders, the American people voted to change America,” Martin said in a statement published on Facebook late Friday night. “They voted to drain the swamp that is Washington.”
“No Washington insider, regardless of who it is, should serve as President Trump’s chief of staff,” she added. “Appointing Reince Priebus (or any other D.C. establishment insider) would make it more difficult, not less, for President Trump to achieve the change the people voted for.”
A source familiar with Trump’s staffing deliberations told The Hill that the president-elect is seriously considering his campaign CEO, the former Breitbart chairman Steve Bannon, to be his chief of staff.
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If Trump picks Bannon over Priebus, it will send shockwaves through official Washington. Such a move would signal that Trump as president will be no different than Trump as candidate.
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No, Bannon is just as much of an insider as Priebus, from those who know. Many good options for those who don't prefer either of those two. https://t.co/LiPCZjihv9
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 12, 2016
Tea Party leader warns Trump against choosing RNC chair as chief of staff https://t.co/2AIAQqxbZt pic.twitter.com/IqieEHBY6f
— The Hill (@thehill) November 12, 2016
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