Is Robert Gates related to William Henry Gates III?
Romney urges Trump to bring on ‘experts in crisis management’ in coronavirus response
April 28, 2020 10:24 PM
Sen. Mitt Romney encouraged President Trump to bring in new people to help him lead the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“In a setting like this, had I been the president of the United States, I’d say, 'You know what? I need some real experts in crisis management … people who have really dealt with this more than I have,'” Romney said Tuesday at a virtual forum with the Georgetown Institute of Politics.
“The key in leadership is recognizing you’re not the smartest guy in the room,” he added, paraphrasing former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
Romney recommended former GOP New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who led the state through the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, as someone Trump could call on.
The Utah senator chided the federal government for its slow start to coronavirus testing and securing personal protective equipment, but said the Trump administration was not solely to blame for that.
Romney was the only Republican senator not asked to join Trump’s task force on reopening the economy after the pandemic begins to subside. Trump said earlier this month he had excluded him from the task force because he holds a grudge against Romney, who was the only Republican to vote to convict the president during his impeachment trial.
“I don’t really want his advice,” Trump said.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/romney-urges-trump-to-bring-on-experts-in-crisis-management-in-coronavirus-response
What has Mitt Romney done with Robert Gates?
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=robert+gates+mitt+romney&t=h_&iar=news&ia=news
Why was Mitt having a "proxy fight" with Gates in 2010, but quoting Gates yesterday?
Obama sends Robert Gates to a 2012 proxy fight with Mitt Romney
07/14/10 12:03 AM EDT
"President Obama used Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday for a stealth attack on Mitt Romney, a leading Republican presidential contender in 2012.
Obama dispatched Gates to meet Senate Republicans to discuss a U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty and other national security issues.
Romney, widely seen as interested in another bid for the Oval Office, fired a shot at Obama last week in an op-ed that urged Republicans to oppose a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia." …
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/108615-obama-sends-gates-to-a-2012-proxy-fight-with-mitt-romney
Robert Gates: Overhaul the Pentagon
09.21.09 12:00 pm
"On the Sunday before the midterm elections in 2006, while guests mingled in the main house at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas, for the first lady's 60th birthday party, Bush took Gates into his private study and asked him to take over the Defense Department. Gates was a national security pro, having served in the White House and at the CIA for six presidents. He was a trusted protégé of Bush Senior and had continued to sit on several important advisory panels even after leaving DC in 1993."…
https://www.wired.com/2009/09/ff-smartlist-gates/
also, nice books.