reminder that at this point in 2016, people were reporting with full confidence that newt gingrich would be secretary of state and ben carson would be hud secretary. any talk about staffing picks at this point are pointless. lots of these "unconfirmed reports" are staffers either trying to astroturf a consensus or poison a well. 90% of it consists of "credible discussions from trusted sources" aka trust me bro tier fuding and narrative sowing.
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