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John,
Now that a month has passed since the election and with Inauguration Day
quickly approaching, the attention and scrutiny around Donald Trump’s
cabinet picks has begun to ramp up.
And it’s not hard to see why. It’s clear loyalty — not competence — was
the most important factor in Trump’s picks.
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Incompetence aside, some of these cabinet picks are truly
dangerous,
John.
* Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Secretary of Health and Human Services
After running his own failed presidential bid, RFK Jr. decided to trade in
his family’s Democratic bona fides for favor with the far-right. In
addition to being a virulent anti-vaxxer, several public health experts
and scientists have raised the alarm about the damage the science skeptic
could cause to one of the federal government’s largest departments.
* Tulsi Gabbard — Director of National Intelligence
Another failed presidential candidate! Since 2020, Gabbard has reinvented
herself into a far-right talking head. Gabbard comes to the job having no
prior experience in national security. Even worse is that many in the
wider intelligence community see her as “compromised” because she
frequently parrots Russian state propaganda and meets with American
adversaries.
* Russ Vought — Director of White House Office of Management and Budget
Remember Project 2025,
John? After claiming for
months to have zero knowledge of the far-right playbook to destroy our
democracy, Trump has nominated Vought — a Christian nationalist and one of
the chief architects of Project 2025 — to lead this influential office. If
confirmed, he has threatened to defund vital government agencies including
the EPA and others.
* Todd Blanche — Deputy Attorney General
If you recognize Todd’s name, you’re probably not alone. Blanche rose to
prominence earlier this year as one of Trump’s lawyers during his
Manhattan criminal trial — which resulted in Trump being found guilty on
all 34 counts. Blanche has promised to carry out Trump’s pledge to use the
Justice Department to go after his political rivals… definitely the
qualities you want in a Deputy Attorney General.
* Stephen Miller — Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy & Homeland Security
Advisor
Miller has been a long-time Trump ally, working in his first
administration. Despite being a known white nationalist, Miller’s role is
expected to expand in the second administration. Miller is best known for
shaping the racist and draconian immigration policies like family
separation that became emblematic of Trump’s first term. For this second
term, Miller has turned his attention to “reinterpret civil rights law” —
and given his record, we’re deeply concerned.
John, this is
just the tip of the iceberg. If there's anything we know for sure, it's
that Trump's second administration will be filled with loyalists and
extremists.
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