While not having any specialties in foreign affairs, he is a highly profiled political veteran. After losing two further runs, it was not until 1978 that Gingrich finally earned a seat in the House, this lead him to be re-elected ten times into congress. Then in 1988 Newt was head of a charge filed against the Democratic Speaker of the House Jim Wright on alleged violation of campaign finance rules. Gingrich won, forcing out Wright thus giving Gingrich a boost among his party. Then in 1998 Gingrich’s career took a downturn, members of his party were opposed to how he made the image of the republican party in the 1998 midterm elections; he lost five seats to Democrats. He was pushed to step down as speaker of the House, and in 1999 he resigned from Congress. During his May 2011 run he portrayed himself as an ideal conservative candidate, having religious liberty, energy production, all while having a balanced budget. Now in 2016, Gingrich is back in politics, supporting and suggesting republicans to do the …show more content…
Flynn is 57 years old, and according to many articles, happens to be President-elect Donald Trump’s favorite general. He is the military’s top spy. A reason why he is not the only person being considered for vice-president is because he is a Democrat, which could be challenging for Mr. Trump in the Republican Party. Flynn wants to have closer ties to Russia, just like Donald Trump does.
Steven Mnuchin is who Trump is signaling to be appointed for Treasury secretary. He is a 53-year-old, CEO of Dune Capital Management, he has also had business dealings with Mr. Trump. They both have had businesses accused of racial discrimination and are excessively wealthy. Steven Mnuchin has worked at Goldman Sachs for seventeen years and eventually became executive vice-president. He has previously supported the Democratic Party. Mr. Trump has attacked his investment company and sued it for overbuilding a deal.
As Donald Trump heads to the White House, Trump’s aides say he’s also beginning to assemble his Cabinet. What remains to be seen is if Trump's aides will become arguably one of the most controversial cabinets that America has seen. Trump seems intent on filling up his cabinet with big names from the financial machine in the United States as well as those who were loyal to