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Bridenstine Meets With Trump Team In New York

Pat Host

Monday, December 5th, 2016

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Bridenstine Meets With Trump Team In New York

Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.). (Photo courtesy of office of Rep. Bridenstine.)

House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) met with members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team in New York on Monday to discuss national security matters, according to Bridenstine spokeswoman Sheryl Kaufman.Bridenstine has been pitching himself for either Air Force secretary or NASA administrator, a source close to the congressman told Defense Daily in November. Bridenstine’s meeting at Trump Tower is likely the first direct discussion with the Trump team as the source said in early November that…

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