In a late-night Truth Social post Donald Trump made it clear that two well-known faces from his previous White House years wont be joining his future team: former UN ambassador Nikki Haley and ex-state secretary Mike Pompeo
I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley‚ or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo‚ to join the Trump Administration‚ which is currently in formation. I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously‚ and would like to thank them for their service to our Country
The president-electʼs decision comes as he works on building his potential second-term cabinet (a process that typically involves bringing back trusted allies from previous years). Both Haley and Pompeo held high-ranking positions in Trumps first administration: she served as his UN representative while he managed foreign policy as Secretary of State
The announcement follows recent political developments - Haley has been competing against Trump in the GOP primary race which likely influenced this choice. Despite expressing gratitude for their past work‚ the president-electʼs message makes it clear that his next administration will take a different direction