Trump to keep 50 staff in key posts at Pentagon, State, others

January 19, 2017 23:33

US President-elect Donald Trump has asked 50 government employees with important senior jobs to stay on for the moment in his administration, including Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work and Brett McGurk, the US envoy for countering Islamic State, a spokesman said on Thursday.

Keeping on critical staff from the Obama administration is key to maintaining the continuity of government and ensuring the country is prepared to handle any potential incidents, Trump spokesman Sean Spicer told a news briefing.

"There are limitations to what some of theses individuals can do to in terms of enacting the agenda, but in terms of being ready to go and being able to respond to an incident, we're ready to go at noon (10:31 pm IST) tomorrow," he said.

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