Branstad Accepts Offer to be China Ambassador

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) has accepted Donald Trump’s offer to be named Ambassador to China, NBC News has learned from a source close to the governor.

Des Moines Register: “If it happens, the six-term Republican’s appointment would spark a shakeup without precedent in Iowa history. It would remove from the state’s political equation the longest-serving governor in American history and the head of its dominant political party.”