The job of helping to oversee the administration’s immigration policy is unlikely to require Senate confirmation – something Ken Cuccinelli might have trouble winning.
Many Trump allies have never forgotten the chaos on the 2016 convention’s first day. So some of them were surprised to learn that a president notorious for holding grudges is likely to tap Cuccinelli to help oversee the administration’s immigration policy, a core issue of Trump’s presidency.
White House officials said Trump was planning to tap Cuccinelli for a senior position at the Department of Homeland Security, though his exact responsibilities and title remain unclear, raising questions about how he’ll fit into the White House’s decision-making process on immigration policy. “As I said when Ted Cruz got out, I’m going to vote for Donald Trump. I am Never Hillary,” he told Fox Business Network shortly after the spectacle on the convention floor. Cuccinelli did not respond to a request for comment.
“He’s said positive things about Trump on CNN for two years, so I don’t really think it’s an issue,” former Trump campaign adviser Sam Nunberg said when asked about Cuccinelli’s past. Two people familiar with the matter said Miller, known as a fierce bureaucratic infighter, supports the decision to hire Cuccinelli.
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