Trump Rejected Someone for His Cabinet because They Had Mustache
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Donald Trump passed over a potential candidate for Secretary of State because of bushy mustache, according to insiders close to the incoming US President.
Several of Trump's associates said they thought that John Bolton's brush-like mustache was one of the factors that handicapped the bombastic former United Nations ambassador in the sweepstakes for the role.
"Donald was not going to like that mustache," said one, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "I can't think of anyone that's really close to Donald that has a beard that he likes."
"That's the language he speaks. He's very aesthetic," said one person familiar with the transition team's internal deliberations. "You can come with somebody who is very much qualified for the job, but if they don't look the part, they're not going anywhere."
Given Trump's own background as a master brander and showman who ran beauty pageants as a sideline, it was probably inevitable that he would be looking beyond their résumés for a certain aesthetic in his supporting players.
"Presentation is very important because you're representing America not only on the national stage but also the international stage, depending on the position," said Trump transition spokesman Jason Miller.
To lead the Pentagon, Trump chose a rugged combat general, whom he compares to a historic one. At the United Nations, his ambassador will be a poised and elegant Indian American with a compelling immigrant back story.
As secretary of state, Trump tapped a neophyte to international diplomacy, but one whose silvery hair and boardroom bearing project authority.
The parade of potential job-seekers passing a bank of media cameras to board the elevators at Trump Tower has the feel of a casting call.
It is no coincidence that a disproportionate share of the names most mentioned for jobs at the upper echelon of the Trump administration are familiar faces to obsessive viewers of cable news - of whom the president-elect is one.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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