Donald Trump has added former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and ex-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to his transition team.
According to the New York Times, the two recent endorsers of the former president will be “honorary co-chairs” of the team. Gabbard and Kennedy will help Trump select the people who will be part of a potential second Trump administration.
Trump campaign senior adviser Brian Hughes said his team was happy to have the two former Democrats on the team. Hughes added, “We look forward to having their powerful voices on the team as we work to restore America’s greatness.”
However, Republican strategist Marc Short said that involving Gabbard and Kennedy in the transition was a bad move for the team.
Short said that conservatives who value limited government, a free market and socially conservative values have all been “kicked to the curb.” Critics on both sides of the aisle are skeptical of the Trump team’s latest move.