Trump Mulls Tapping Businessman Who Lost To Stabenow To Replace Haley

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In addition to a slew of other candidates who are reportedly on the short list to take U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley’s gig after she leaves next month, President Trump is also considering tapping Michigan businessman John James to take over, Bloomberg reported.

James, a Republican, launched an unsuccessful bid against incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow in the midterms. Stabenow won 52 to 46 percent.

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  1. Did John James work for GM and now needs a job?

  2. Trump Mulls Tapping Businessman Who Lost To Stabenow To Replace Haley

    Must be uniquely unqualified for Trump to want to tap that.

  3. Speaking of tapping! Kind of surprising the SS would do this in his home not knowing if he was taping it.

  4. This is John James, right out central casting. I shouldn’t be snarky since he has a nice resume:

    James attended Pennsylvania State University and West Point and served for eight years in the military including multiple tours of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom.[1][2]

    In 2012, James joined James Group International, a global supply chain management service company as director of operations, eventually becoming president of JGI, and CEO of Renaissance Global Logistics.[3] He was named one of the Detroit Business Journal 30 in their 30s of 2012, and Michigan Chronicle 40 under 40 of 2014.[4] James serves as a board member of the Michigan Council for Future Mobility, Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council, National Veteran Business Development Council and Detroit Workforce Development Board.[5]

  5. This can’t possibly be someone trump is considering … he sounds competent.

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