PALM BEACH, United States: Donald Trump began to broaden the base of his future cabinet on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), nominating two conservative women including a critic, after his earlier picks rewarded campaign loyalists.

Trump’s nomination of South Carolina’s 44-year-old governor, Nikki Haley, as US ambassador to the United Nations will be seen as a sign he is ready to forgive some foes to raise a bigger tent.

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