{"id":8091,"date":"2024-11-07T09:45:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8091"},"modified":"2024-11-07T09:45:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:45:05","slug":"report-tom-cotton-removes-name-from-cabinet-consideration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/report-tom-cotton-removes-name-from-cabinet-consideration\/njackson\/2024\/11\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Tom Cotton Removes Name From Cabinet Consideration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A surprising move&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As President-elect Donald Trump begins to start forming his administration one high-profile name will be notably absent: Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cotton had been widely seen as a front-runner for a top cabinet position in the next Trump administration, but a source close to the senator told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/presidential-election-news-results-voter-analysis#post-3e275a2\">Fox News<\/a> on Thursday that he asked that his name be pulled from consideration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cotton has two boys under the age of 10 and wants to remain close to them and not upend their lives. &nbsp;He also feels &#8220;confident&#8221; about securing the No. 3 position in the new GOP Senate majority, the Republican Conference chair when the election is held next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The source said Trump understands Cotton&#8217;s decision and knows &#8220;he is with him all the way in the Senate.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear who Trump will select to serve in his new administration but some familiar faces are expected to return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Carson is being weighed to return once again as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Betsy DeVos could return as Secretary of Education. 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