WASHINGTON ― A number of experienced Republicans offering to help Donald Trump assume the office of the presidency have effectively been blacklisted from doing so because they were previously critical of his White House bid. On Monday, The Washington Post reported that numerous national security figures from the GOP ranks were concerned that they were being denied jobs on the transition team and in the incoming administration because they had signed a letter pledging to oppose Trump during the months he was running for the Republican nomination. The ostracism is real, multiple sources told The Huffington Post a few weeks back, and it extends beyond the national security realm. Sean Spicer, the incoming White House press secretary, noted that the transition has had more than 300 volunteers helping to prepare nominees for their hearings and confirmation battles. “The national security team is second to none in terms of their bona fides,” he added.

Source: Huffington Post January 17, 2017 17:00 UTC