Priebus: Trump Isn’t Rethinking the Two-State Solution with Friedman Pick

‘Ultimately, it’s their job to represent the president-elect of the United States and his foreign policy’

WALLACE: "OK.  Mr. Trump has named David Friedman the ambassador to Israel.  Friedman opposes the two-state solution, the idea that Israel and Palestine can live against each other, which has been the basis for U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East for decades. Does the appointment of Friedman indicate that Mr. Trump is rethinking the two-state solution?"  
PRIEBUS: "No, I don’t think it does at all.  They represent the views of President-elect Trump and not their own views when they get elected and appointed into these positions.  It’s the same thing with all these cabinet secretaries.  There’s going to be things that individually people may believe in their hearts or in their mind.  But ultimately, it’s their job to represent the president-elect of the United States and his foreign policy."

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