In news from the campaign trail, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s transition team, which would set up her administration if she wins the White House, will be run by former top aides to President Obama. Clinton’s campaign said Tuesday the team will be led by former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Salazar has previously supported fracking, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Keystone XL pipeline—initiatives Clinton’s presidential primary opponent Bernie Sanders opposed, forcing Clinton to change some of her positions on those issues. Other members of the team are former Obama National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Center for American Progress head Neera Tanden, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Maggie Williams, the director of Harvard’s Institute of Politics. The group will lay the groundwork for a possible Clinton administration and help the president-elect make key decisions during the period between the election and the inauguration. We’ll be joined later in the show by David Sirota, senior editor for investigations at the International Business Times, to discuss Clinton’s transition team.
Clinton Transition Team to Be Led by Pro-Fracking Fmr. Obama Aide
HeadlineAug 17, 2016
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