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Gingrich Will Not Be In Trump’s Cabinet

November 17, 2016 · 4:44 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Newt Gingrich told McClatchy that he will not serve in the Donald Trump administration in any official role.

Said Gingrich:  “I will not be in the Cabinet. I intend to be focused on strategic planning.”

“He did not say whether the decision not to be in the new government was his or Trump’s. The Trump transition team did not respond to requests for comment.”

Gingrich to the Washington Post:  “I want to be free to network across the whole system and look at what we have to do to succeed.”

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