Every day I reminded that Trump thinks he has the best people working for him. This is far from the truth. I can’t keep track of the things his scummy people have actually done. Here are the one’s I know about. Add to the list. Let’s keep this up-to-date.
Wilbur Ross, Commerce Secretary, Accused of Stealing 120 Million dollars. Forbes, August 7, 2018
Ryan Zinke, Interior Secretary, Cutting deals with Halliburton for personal gain. Politico, August 2, 2018.
Scott Pruitt, EPA, Too many ethics infractions to count, but here is one: Tried to use his post to secure Chick-Fil-A franchise for his wife. Washington Post, June 5, 2018.
Jeff Sessions. Attorney General. In 1986 Coretta Scott King warned that Jeff Sessions’ appointment as federal judge would “irreparably damage” her husband’s work on Civil Rights. Knowing this, Trump nominated him for Attorney General of the USA anyway. Washington Post, Jan. 10, 2017 She was right, here are the latest decisions Sessions has made to unravel civil rights. Politico.
Betsy DeVos. Education secretary who hates public education. Gives gift to for-profit schools while screwing the defrauded students. She is so bad, she is winning the award for the worst member of Trump’s cabinet. Other Words, April 11, 2018.
Ben Carson, HUD. Even Ben Carson doesn’t think he is qualified for his position. Questionable ethics plague Carson at HUD, The Root.
Rick Perry, Energy secretary . Indicted for Abusing Power, LA Times, Aug. 15, 2014. Trump knew this when he nominated him for Energy Sec. Has been accused of being in the pocket of coal mogul. The Hill. He didn’t understand the job of the energy secretary when he took the job. NY Times, Jan. 18, 2017.
Kerstjen Nielson, Homeland Security Secretary, Completely unprepared for the job. No qualifications. Washington Monthly. Jun 19, 2018.
Steven Mnuchin, Treasury. Using his office for personal gain. He is the biggest sycophant in Trump’s administration. Washington Post, April 6, 2018.
Writing for NPR, Peter Overby says of these cabinet scandals, “One common thread of these current scandals is a sense of privilege. ”
And these are the BEST people? Ask yourself, what would the public have done if any of these clowns were on Obama’s cabinet?