reddit | Now, the transition is getting an assist from Heritage Foundation
officials including Becky Norton Dunlop, a distinguished fellow at the
foundation; former Reagan Attorney General Ed Meese, a distinguished
fellow emeritus at Heritage; Heritage national security expert James Carafano; and Ed Feulner, who helped found Heritage.
Rebekah Mercer, a Heritage board member and major pro-Trump donor, is
on the transition team’s 16-member executive committee, and a transition
team source said she is working with Heritage to recruit appointees for
positions at the undersecretary level and below (though she has
struggled to find people interested in taking lower-level jobs,
according to a New York Times report).
The transition team also includes other prominent activists and
thinkers with close ties to Heritage, such as former Ohio Secretary of
State Ken Blackwell, the activist involved with several
conservative groups who is running Trump’s domestic transition team. He
has written for Heritage and has personal relationships with many at
the organization. Fist tap Dale.
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Mike Pence, self-described "evangelical Catholic"
Chris Christie, Roman Catholic
Newt Gingrich, Roman Catholic, Council on Foreign Relations
Michael T. Flynn, Roman Catholic
Rudy Giuliani, Roman Catholic, 9/11 coadjutor, alleged Knight of Malta
Lou Barletta, Roman Catholic
Chris Collins, Roman Catholic
Tom Marino, Roman Catholic
Devin Nunes, Roman Catholic
Anthony Scaramucci, Roman Catholic, Council on Foreign Relations
Eric Trump, Jesuit-trained from Georgetown and serves as board member of Georgetown's Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative
Ivanka Trump, attended Jesuit Georgetown for two years
David Malpass, Jesuit-trained from Georgetown, Vice President of the Council for National Policy, leading appointment selections for positions involving economic issues
Keith Kellogg, trained by Jesuit at Santa Clara University, leading appointment selections for positions involving national defense issues
Michael Catanzaro, trained by Jesuits at Fordham University and St. Ignatius High School, leading the policy implementation team for energy independence
Andrew Bremberg, graduate of Catholic University of America Executive Legal Action Lead
James Carafano, Jesuit-trained from Georgetown University , reported to be the primary aide to the State Department of Trump administration transition team
Ken Blackwell, Jesuit-trained from Xavier University, leading appointment selections for positions involving domestic issues.
Boris Epshteyn, Trump's foremost spokesman; Jesuit-trained from Georgetown.
