Donald Trump’s rumored Cabinet picks are his most dedicated sycophants

Donald Trump’s rumored Cabinet picks are his most dedicated sycophants

by Dylan Matthews at Vox

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/7/13551988/donald-trump-cabinet-cronies

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If elected, Donald Trump is planning to stock his Cabinet with a group of ex-presidential candidates and businesspeople who are personally loyal to him, NBC News's Katy Tur and Benjy Sarlin report.

The shortlist includes a number of names that should be very familiar to anyone following the campaign, particularly on cable news, this cycle:

Newt Gingrich as secretary of state

Rudy Giuliani as attorney general

Reince Priebus as chief of staff

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as secretary of defense or national security adviser

Steve Mnuchin, Trump's finance chair, as secretary of the Treasury

Lew Eisenberg, RNC finance chair, as secretary of commerce

Most of these people are actually at least somewhat qualified for their assigned positions, with the notable exception of Mnuchin, whose only qualification seems to be his years spent at Goldman Sachs.


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