Mitt Romney is reportedly meeting with Donald Trump this weekend
Would President-elect Donald Trump want “one of the dumbest and worst candidates in the history of Republican politics” to be in his future cabinet?
Would Mitt Romney be interested in working with a man he called “a phony” and “a fraud,” among other things?
According to multiple reports: Maybe so.
As CNN first reported Thursday afternoon, the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee will meet with Trump this weekend to talk about a potential role for Romney in the president-elect’s cabinet.
NBC reported that role is secretary of state, according to an unnamed source “close to Trump with direct knowledge of the president-elect’s thinking.” A source with Trump’s transition team described it as a “healing meeting” to the Associated Press.
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, a close Trump ally, confirmed the meeting to reporters inside Trump Tower later in the afternoon. According to Politico, Romney is “seen as unlikely to be a cabinet member — his outreach is regarded as more about making peace.”
Aides for Romney did not returns calls and emails requesting comment Thursday afternoon.
The varying reports were received with mixed reactions.
Romney loyalists have long pushed him as a potential secretary of state. They never envisioned, however, it could be under a President Trump
— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/799358748422586369
Source with knowledge of Trump’s thinking confirms meeting with Romney is to sample rare cask of Amontilado in catacombs of Trump Tower
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 17, 2016
So the next Secy of State could be a man whose only diplomatic experience is a trip that prompted the question: “What about your gaffes?”
— David S. Bernstein (@dbernstein) November 17, 2016
A source close to Romney confirmed earlier this week that the former governor called to congratulate Trump following the latter’s election night win last week. Trump later tweeted that the call was “very nice.”
The rest of Trump’s reported shortlist for the position contains an eclectic mix of candidates.
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