New Pentagon spokeswoman went from Trump-basher to ‘consensus pick’

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Dana W. White, who Defense Secretary Jim Mattis named as the assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs on Wednesday night, last fall called then-candidate Donald Trump a “narcissist,” an “egomaniac” and said he is “damaging for the Republican brand.” Yet sources say she has become a “consensus pick” and is now serving as an emissary to “Never Trump” Republicans.

During an Oct. 12 interview on France 24 English, White expressed her reservations about Trump but said it was time to pull together as a party. (Note: In the video above, the exchange begins at 6:54.)

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