MOSCOW (Sputnik) — US senator Robert "Bob" Corker has the highest chances to become the secretary of state in the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, a source close to Trump's campaign told Sputnik on Friday.
11 November 2016, 15:00 GMT
Following the elections, media reported that along with Corker, former US House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich and former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton were on the list of Trump's potential secretaries of state.
"Senator Bob Corker has the highest chances to become Trump's secretary of state," the source said.
The source added that the senator from the state of Tennessee was very close to the newly elected president.
On Tuesday, Trump secured at least 290 Electoral College votes, which is more than 270 required to win the presidency despite most of the analysts and opinion polls predicting his defeat to Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton.
