Trump rolls out his most MAGA picks for new White House term
It was a night of MAGA shock and awe that even Donald Trump’s most devoted fans might not have dreamed possible.
But the president-elect’s blizzard of Cabinet and staff picks on Tuesday, each one more unorthodox than the last, only bolstered fears among his critics that his chaotic crew is about to take the country on a dangerous ride.
Trump named his new super buddy Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX pioneer, to head a new department to gut government agencies and budgets. Musk is an authentic genius and visionary. But in his new job, the world’s richest man may be able to wipe out governance and regulations while enjoying the largesse of vast federal contracts for his businesses. It’s a situation that makes the ethical alarms and conflicts of interest of Trump’s first term look minuscule by comparison.
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In an even more stunning move, Trump named Pete Hegseth — a Fox News anchor and outspoken booster of the president-elect – for secretary of defense. Hegseth has a distinguished combat record and does sterling work for veterans, but he lacks the decades of high-level strategic experience that presidents normally seek from those put in charge of the most powerful military in the world.
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Earlier Tuesday, Trump chose former presidential candidate, Fox News host and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who CNN’s KFile reported once said, “there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian,” as the new US ambassador to Israel, dealing an immediate blow to fading hopes that a two-state solution might ease the Middle East’s torment.
It was a night of MAGA shock and awe that even Donald Trump’s most devoted fans might not have dreamed possible.
But the president-elect’s blizzard of Cabinet and staff picks on Tuesday, each one more unorthodox than the last, only bolstered fears among his critics that his chaotic crew is about to take the country on a dangerous ride.
Trump named his new super buddy Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX pioneer, to head a new department to gut government agencies and budgets. Musk is an authentic genius and visionary. But in his new job, the world’s richest man may be able to wipe out governance and regulations while enjoying the largesse of vast federal contracts for his businesses. It’s a situation that makes the ethical alarms and conflicts of interest of Trump’s first term look minuscule by comparison.
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In an even more stunning move, Trump named Pete Hegseth — a Fox News anchor and outspoken booster of the president-elect – for secretary of defense. Hegseth has a distinguished combat record and does sterling work for veterans, but he lacks the decades of high-level strategic experience that presidents normally seek from those put in charge of the most powerful military in the world.
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Earlier Tuesday, Trump chose former presidential candidate, Fox News host and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who CNN’s KFile reported once said, “there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian,” as the new US ambassador to Israel, dealing an immediate blow to fading hopes that a two-state solution might ease the Middle East’s torment.
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