Bloomberg has a report out Friday night that says President Donald Trump is considering naming Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) as a replacement for Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy:
Some White House & GOP officials exploring idea of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) leading Trump Energy Department: https://t.co/8dfifL2qsc #wvsen
— Greg Giroux (@greggiroux) August 11, 2017
According to Bloomberg, Rick Perry could move to DHS.
And now that West Virginia has a Republican governor, that would mean — presumably — that he’d pick a Republican who would give the Trump administration the one extra vote it needs to restart Obamacare repeal in the Senate:
!!! New talk of naming MANCHIN to Energy, possibly = 50th vote to repeal Obamacare. @kevcirilli @JenniferJJacobs https://t.co/FFxWfx6tK1
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) August 11, 2017
Manchin is reportedly not ruling it out just yet:
*Manchin not yet ruling it out*
*WH, GOP officials discussing possibility*
*Would give big boost to Trump's stalled agenda.*— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) August 11, 2017
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But would he jump at it knowing that it would kill Obamacare?
still don't see why anybody thinks Manchin would take it, especially as Trump WH *telegraphs* it would be to restart Obamacare repeal https://t.co/VhRezU6tzD
— Dylan Scott (@dylanlscott) August 11, 2017
The answer is maybe as Manchin is facing a tough reelection in 2018:
Manchin has a tough reelect in a state Trump won by ~42 points.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) August 11, 2017
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