Trump Must Be Bold With His National Security Appointments

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Davidson has served as both an officer and an enlisted member of the Army, and Trump already appointed him to West Point's Board of Visitors.
49% : Even so, Trump hamstrung his first administration with conventional choices that pushed his foreign policy in a conventional direction.
44% : If he's not the master of the Senate, Trump should consider him to head the Pentagon.
42% : He's older than most contenders, but only a few months older than Trump himself and years younger than the current commander-in-chief.
42% : As Trump learned in his first term, a newbie to Washington needs a savvy, politically aligned team to ensure the bureaucracy is rowing in the same direction as its senior leaders.
41% : Another point in his favor: When Trump spoke of withdrawing from Syria, the Beltway melted down, but Davidson called an exit "appropriate and long overdue."
17% : This could enable Trump to play "good cop" to Davidson's "bad cop."
12% : It's unsurprising Webb was considered: he is cut from the same Jacksonian cloth as Trump.
5% : So who should Trump add to his list for critical jobs like secretary of defense and secretary of state? Senator Rick Scott It's strange we don't see Scott (R-FL) floated for secretary of defense.

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