Senate visit by Jon Huntsman stokes Cabinet speculation

Published March 7, 2017 11:16pm ET



Jon Huntsman, the former governor of Utah, was seen in the halls of the Capitol on Tuesday but he wouldn’t address speculation that he could serve as President Trump’s ambassador to Russia or deputy secretary of state or even run for the Senate against his home state’s senior statesmen, Sen. Orrin Hatch.

Late Tuesday afternoon, Hatch shepherded Huntsman around the Senate but neither he nor the senator would tell reporters the reason for his visit.

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