Almost as we write, President-elect Trump is meeting with Mitt Romney for dinner, and we can presume that they will discuss whether the former presidential candidate will serve as his secretary of state. The meeting comes even as several Trump loyalists such as Newt Gingrich and Kellyanne Conway are grumbling in public about Romney, who was arguably Trump’s harshest Republican critic during the election year.

Earlier this week, Trump also met with former Gen. David Petraeus, whom he praised afterward, floating his name for the same position. It is no surprise that Trump was impressed with Petraeus’ knowledge of foreign affairs, given Petraeus’ experience as top Army general and commander, and as director of the CIA.