Report: Carly Fiorina Under Consideration for Director of National Intelligence

Donald Trump said that once the election was over and he emerged the victor, one of his principal efforts would revolve around unifying the Republican Party, as well as the country, in the interests of ���making America great again.���

To that end, the public has readily seen a diverse array of politicians and personalities visit the President-elect at Trump Tower in New York City, the central location from which the transition team is assembling the new administration and otherwise preparing to ���assume command��� of the nation on Jan. 20.

One of the more surprising (to many) visitors has been none other than Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO and rival to Trump for this year���s Republican nomination. According to a variety of news outlets, including The Hill, Fiorina is being considered by Trump for the position of director of national intelligence in the new administration. During the 2016 campaign, one of Fiorina���s most prominent mentions on behalf of her qualifications to be president included her service on the Central Intelligence Agency���s External Advisory Board from 2007 to 2009.

Fiorina is another of the many Trump campaign rivals who endured his pointed derision during primary season, and Fiorina herself showed there was little love lost on her part when she said as recently as October that Trump, as the GOP nominee, should step aside because he ���does not represent me or my party.���

Now, however, the two seem to be patching things up rather nicely. In a meeting held Monday between Fiorina and Trump, the principal subject was reportedly the threat of hacking by foreign governments, and the discussion held, presumably, in the context of Fiorina���s possible assumption of the national intelligence directorship.

Indeed, at the conclusion of the confab, Fiorina practically seemed a Trump convert, saying, in part, ���The high quality of people that he���s named already says so much about his executive abilities. But it also says that people recognize the opportunity that our new president elect has to really make a huge impact on people���s lives in this country and on events around the world. So it was an honor for me to be there.���

How about that?

By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large