Neocons ‘Taking Over The White House’: WSJ’s Kissel Joins Trump Administration

• Neocons ‘Taking Over The White House’: WSJ’s Kissel Joins Trump Administration
  by https://sputniknews.com/, 29 Nov 2018
  The decision by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to give former Wall Street Journal editorial writer Mary Kissel a senior position at the department, despite her previous clashes with US President Donald Trump, shows that neoconservatives are moving in on the administration, investigative reporter Dave Lindorff told Sputnik.
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  As a writer, Kissel took Trump to task on Twitter on multiple occasions, criticizing him for his “frightening ignorance” on foreign policy. During a March 2016 appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Kissel even went as far as saying on air that then-candidate Trump had neither principles nor policies. To this, Trump shot back on Twitter, calling her a “major loser.”
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  An unidentified senior State Department official told Politico that Kissel’s past remarks were more of a reflection of her “role as a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board.”
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  “As she has said previously when asked similar questions, her job there was to analyze and write about policy,” the department official said. “As a member of the editorial board, Mary strongly endorsed this administration’s policies on Iran, Afghanistan, tax cuts, energy policy, regulatory reform, judicial nominations and other issues. She is proud to serve this President and Secretary Pompeo.”
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