President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday that anyone who’s worked for former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley or any other of his Republican critics need not apply for open jobs in his new administration.
Trump, 78, touted in a Truth Social post that he’s already hired “over 1,000 people” for roles in his incoming administration that are “outstanding in every way” before shedding light on the sort of individuals he doesn’t plan on extending job offers to.
“In order to save time, money, and effort, it would be helpful if you would not send, or recommend to us, people who worked with, or are endorsed by, Americans for No Prosperity (headed by Charles Koch), ‘Dumb as a Rock’ John Bolton, ‘Birdbrain’ Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, disloyal Warmongers Dick Cheney, and his Psycho daughter, Liz, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, General(?) Mark Milley, James Mattis, Mark Yesper, or any of the other people suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, more commonly known as TDS,” the president-elect wrote.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he added.
Haley and Pence both ran failed campaigns against Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries.
Pence refused to endorse Trump once he became the GOP nominee.
Meanwhile, Haley, who ended her White House bid last March, waited until late May to back Trump and didn’t release her delegates until July – just days before the Republican National Convention.
Americans for Prosperity Action, a super PAC funded by billionaire Charles Koch, had endorsed Haley in the GOP primaries.
Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), both endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 race and Liz frequently appeared on the campaign trail with the Democratic nominee.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) – the top and bottom of the 2012 GOP presidential ticket – also indicated ahead of Election Day 2024 that they would not be voting for Trump.
Bolton, Milley, Mattis and Mark Esper are all former members of the first Trump administration who have been critical of the president-elect.
Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday.
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