Former Democratic Rep. Harold Ford, Jr., scion, former Tennessee Congressman, cable TV talking head and son of the family of a long-serving Democratic congressman from Memphis, is emerging as a possible contender for transportation secretary, or another Cabinet post, in Donald Trump’s budding administration.
Now a handsome Wall Street banker, Ford endorsed Hillary Clinton but he and his wife are also close with Trump’s children, Don Jr., Ivanka, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, an associate said.
Reached on his cellphone, Ford dodged questions about his future in a Trump administration. “I’m on vacation with my family,” he said when asked whether he has had any conversations about a Cabinet position such as transportation secretary. “I’d appreciate you calling me in the office on Monday.”