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Huckabee Wants Trump To Replace Geithner, Trump Says No, ‘Obama Should Be Calling The Smartest People We Have’ | This weekend, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) joined the chorus of conservatives calling on their current scapegoat Tim Geithner to step down as Treasury secretary. Joining the comfy crew at Fox and Friends this morning, Huckabee reiterated his demand and his “game-changing” idea to replace Geithner for 90 days with none other than Donald Trump, the quadruple-bankrupted real estate mogul and reality TV star. Later on the show, a surprisingly self-aware Trump dismissed the idea. “Honestly, forget me,” he said. “Obama should be calling the smartest people we have in business.” Later, noting that the president would hardly appoint someone who championed the debunked birther myth, Trump said Obama should just hire “my type.” Watch it:
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