CNN is reporting that Trump’s Secretary of Defense might be Tom Cotton, but we’re seeing conflicting reports:
CNN "Mike Pence… is a fan of Tom Cotton as a potential Defense Secretary." Hu hu. Whoa.
— Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) November 15, 2016
CNN reporting: "Mike Pence… is a fan of Tom Cotton as a potential Defense Secretary."
— Chris May (@KATVChrisMay) November 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/youbsanctioned/status/798663192536895492
But we have our doubts:
Two sources push back on the Tom Cotton as SecDef story. One close to Trump team: "highly unlikely." @ForeignPolicy
— paul mcleary (@paulmcleary) November 15, 2016
But regardless, liberals are freaking out anyway:
If Tom Cotton becomes Secretary of Defense then you can guaran-fucking-tee a war with Iran. This guy makes Rumsfeld look like a dove.
— Steve1245 (@SphallSteve1245) November 15, 2016
Trump could appoint Rudy Giuliani, John Bolton and Tom Cotton to foreign policy positions.
We're going to war with Iran. Holy shit.
— Eric Boehm (@EricBoehm87) November 15, 2016
That's Senator Tom Cotton, notable even among US right-wingers for his eagerness to start bombing Iran
— Edmund Griffiths (@EdmundGriffiths) November 15, 2016
Defense Secretary Tom Cotton is going to Make America Great Again! #trumpcabinet #copolitics pic.twitter.com/jegBzicLb5
— Alan Franklin (@alanfranklin) November 15, 2016
Tom Cotton, traitor and enemy of the US people, has been slotted as next Secretary of Defense. #SecDef USA, no longer home of the free.
— Tommy Waters (@xTommyWaters) November 15, 2016
That'd be Tom Cotton, who says waterboarding isn't torture. https://t.co/wkulr1CplC
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) November 15, 2016
Well, to be fair.. it ain’t. We’ll try to confirm the lib-imploding rumor…