ຄັ້ງນຶ່ງ ເຄີຍເປັນຜູ້ຕ້ອງຕິທີ່ແຂງຂັນທີ່ສຸດ ອະດີດຜູ້ປົກຄອງລັດ Massachusetts ທ່ານ Mitt Romney ໄດ້ກ່າວຍົກຍ້ອງທ່ານ Donald Trump ປະທານາທິບໍດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບເລືອກ ໃໝ່ ຫຼັງຈາກບຸກຄົນທັງສອງ ໄດ້ຮັບປະທານອາຫານແລງນຳກັນ ໃນຄ່ຳຄືນວານນີ້ ໂດຍເອີ້ນການສົນທະນາຂອງພວກທ່ານວ່າ “ໃຫ້ຄວາມຮູ້ ໜ້າສົນໃຈ ແລະກໍຖືກໃຈ.”
ການໃຫ້ຄວາມເຫັນນີ້ມີຂຶ້ນເກົ້າເດືອນ ຫລັງຈາກທ່ານ Romney ໄດ້ກ່າວຄຳປາໄສໂຈມ ຕີຢ່າງໜັກ ເພື່ອສະໜັບສະໜຸນ ຄູ່ແຂ່ງຂອງທ່ານ Trump ທີ່ຍັງເຫລືອຢູ່ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ໄດ້ຮັບການສະເໜີຊື່ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງຂອງພັກຣີພັບບລີກັນ. ໃນເດືອນມີນາທ່ານ Romney ກ່າວວ່າ “ຖ້າທ່ານ Trump ຫາກປະກາດໃຊ້ ແຜນການເສດຖະກິດຂອງທ່ານ ສະຫະລັດ ຈະປະເຊີນກັບສະພາບເສດຖະກິດຖົດຖອຍທີ່ແກ່ຍາວ ແລະ ກ່ຽວກັບນະໂຍບາຍການຕ່າງປະເທດນັ້ນ ທ່ານ Trump ແມ່ນບໍ່ສະຫລາດເລີຍ.”
ແຕ່ໃນວັນອັງຄານວານນີ້ ທ່ານ Romney ຊຶ່ງເປັນນຶ່ງໃນບັນດາຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການພິຈາລະນາທີ່ຈະເຂົ້າກຳຕຳແໜ່ງເປັນລັດຖະມົນຕີການຕ່າງປະເທດເວລາທ່ານ Trump ເຂົ້າຮັບໜ້າທີ່ ໃນເດືອນມັງກອນນັ້ນ ທ່ານ Romney ກ່າວວ່າ ທ່ານມີຄວາມປະທັບໃຈຕໍ່ຄະນະໂອນອຳນາດຂອງທ່ານ Trump ແລະການເລືອກເອົາ ຄະນະລັດຖະບານຂອງທ່ານ ມາຈົນຮອດປັດຈຸບັນນີ້. ທ່ານ Romney ທີ່ເສຍໄຊໃນການເລືອກຕັ້ງປະທານາທິບໍດີ ໃນປີ 2012 ໃຫ້ແກ່ທ່ານບາຣັກ ໂອບາມານັ້ນຍັງໄດ້ກ່າວຢ້ຳ ໃນອັນທີ່ທ່ານເອີ້ນວ່າ “ມີເນື້ອໄນຂອງການຮວມເອົາທຸກພັກຝ່າຍ ແລະນຳເອົາຜູ້ຄົນມາເຂົ້າກັນ.”
ທ່ານ Romney ກ່າວຕໍ່ພວກນັກຂ່າວວ່າ “ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າ ທ່ານຄົງຈະເຫັນອາເມຣິກາຍັງສືບຕໍ່ເປັນຜູ້ນຳພາໂລກໃນສັດຕະວັດນີ້ ແລະສິ່ງທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ເຫັນ ໂດຍຜ່ານການສົນທະນາເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ມີກັບປະທານາທິບໍດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບເລືອກໃໝ່ ທ່ານ Trump ພ້ອມໆກັບສິ່ງທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ເຫັນໃນຄຳປາໄສຂອງທ່ານໃນຄ່ຳຄືນຂອງການໄດ້ຮັບໄຊ ຊະນະ ຕະຫຼອດທັງພວກທີ່ທ່ານໄດ້ເລືອກເອົາ ໃນຄະນະໂອນອຳນາດຂອງທ່ານ ສິ່ງເຫຼົ່າ ນັ້ນທັງໝົດຮວມກັນແລ້ວ ເຮັດໃຫ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າມີຄວາມຫວັງເພີ້ມຂຶ້ນວ່າ ປະທານາທິບໍດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບເລືອກໃໝ່ ທ່ານ Trump ເປັນບຸກຄົນຜູ້ທີ່ສາມາດນຳພາພວກເຮົາໄປສູ່ອະນາຄົດ ທີ່ດີກວ່າເກົ່າ.”
ລັດຖະມົນຕີການຕ່າງປະເທດເປັນນຶ່ງໃນຕຳແໜ່ງທີ່ສຳຄັນສຸດ ທີ່ທ່ານ Trump ຍັງບໍ່ທັນປະກາດການແຕ່ງຕັ້ງເທື່ອ. ນອກຈາກທ່ານ Romney ແລ້ວ ບຸກຄົນອື່ນໆທີ່ກຳລັງໄດ້ຮັບການພິຈາລະນາ ກໍມີຮວມທັງ ອະດີດເຈົ້າຄອງນະຄອນນິວຢອກ ທ່ານ Rudy Giuliani, ສະມາຊິກສະພາສູງຈາກລັດເທັນເນັສຊີ ທ່ານ Bob Corker ແລະນາຍພົນເບ້ຍບຳນານ David Petraeus ຊຶ່ງຄັ້ງນຶ່ງເຄີຍເປັນຫົວໜ້າອົງການສືບລັບຊິໄອເອ.
ໃນຕອນເຊົ້າ ຂອງວັນອັງຄານວານນີ້ ທ່ານ Trump ຍັງໄດ້ເລືອກເອົາສະມາຊິກສະພາ ຕ່ຳຈາກລັດຈໍເຈຍທ່ານ Tom Price ເປັນລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງສາທາລະນະສຸກແລະບໍລິການມະນຸດ ແລະເປັນຜູ້ນຳພາໃນການດຳເນີນຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງລັດຖະບານທີ່ ຈະຍົກເລີກ ແລະທົດແທນກົດໝາຍຮັກສາສຸຂະພາບທີ່ເປັນລາຍເຊັນຂອງທ່ານໂອບາມານັ້ນ.
Once among his fiercest critics, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney praised U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after the two men had dinner Tuesday night, calling their discussions "enlightening and interesting and engaging."
Those remarks came nine months after Romney gave a blistering speech supporting Trump's remaining competitors in the race for the Republican Party nomination.In March Romney said if Trump enacted his economic plans, the country would go into a "prolonged recession, and that on foreign policy Trump is "very, very not smart."
But on Tuesday, with Romney among those being considered for the position of secretary of state when Trump takes office in January, Romney said he was impressed by the Trump transition effort and his Cabinet choices so far.Romney, who lost the 2012 presidential election to Barack Obama, also highlighted what he called a "message of inclusion and bringing people together."
"I think you're going to see America continuing to lead the world in this century, and what I've seen through these discussions I've had with President-elect Trump as well as what we've seen in his speech at the night of his victory, as well as the people he's selected as part of his transition, all of those things combined give me increasing hope that President-elect Trump is the very man who can lead us to that better future," Romney told reporters.
Secretary of state is one of the most high profile positions for which Trump has not yet announced a nominee.In addition to Romney, the others believed to be under consideration include former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, and retired General David Petraeus, who also once led the Central Intelligence Agency.
Earlier Tuesday, Trump selected Georgia Representative Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and lead the administration's efforts to repeal and replace Obama's signature healthcare legislation.
"Price, a renowned physician, has earned a reputation for being a tireless problem-solver and the go-to-expert on health care policy, making him an ideal choice to serve in this capacity," Trump said.
Price says he wants a healthcare system that works for patients, families and doctors and leads the world in curing and preventing sickness.
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, helped millions of people get health coverage and eliminated things like denials based on pre-existing conditions and limits on the amount of care a person could receive.But premiums under the program have gone up sharply for many people and the program unpopular with many Republicans has been a key target for reforms.
Trump and many members of Congress have long said they will work to replace Obamacare, but have not given much in the way of specific changes they would make.
Trump's other Cabinet pick announced Tuesday was former Labor Department Secretary Elaine Chao as his choice to head the Department of Transportation.
"Secretary Chao's extensive record of strong leadership and her expertise are invaluable assets in our mission to rebuild our infrastructure in a fiscally responsible manner," he said.
Chao was born in Taiwan and was labor secretary under President George W. Bush. She was the first Asian-born woman ever to serve in a U.S. president's Cabinet.
She says Trump has a "clear vision" on how to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure, such as bridges and highways, and create good-paying jobs.
But the president-elect also plans big tax cuts and it is unclear how he would fund such massive rebuilding projects.
Just like all Cabinet appointees, Price and Chao need U.S. Senate approval.
The incoming Senate Democratic leader, New York's Chuck Schumer, immediately signaled his opposition to Price, calling him "far out of the mainstream of what Americans want" for programs to help older people, women, families and those with disabilities.
