She had endorsed Joe Biden….
Cindy McCain, the widow of Republican Sen. John McCain, is joining the board of Joe Biden’s presidential transition team, according to a report on Monday.
As a member of the advisory board, McCain will offer her input while the Democrat’s team turns his campaign promises into policies that can be enacted once he takes office, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The GOPer — whose late husband served as Arizona senator and party stalwart for more than 30 years before dying of cancer in 2018 — is expected to advise the team on issues affecting women and children, the report said….
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jamesb says
President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly eyeing Cindy McCain to serve as ambassador to the U.K., according to multiple reports citing The Times of London.
McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), has been a vocal critic of President Trump and endorsed Biden during his campaign. She is a known Anglophile, the Independent noted, and is thought to be a front-runner in return for helping Biden flip Arizona.
“It’s hers if she wants it,” a source told the Times. “She delivered Arizona. They know that.”….
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Biden is preparing to name Republican Cindy McCain to U.S. ambassador to the U.N. World Food Programme, a mission based in Rome, in what would be his administration’s first Republican appointee to a Senate-confirmed position