Cabinet of Donald Trump

The Cabinet of Donald Trump was the wealthiest in American history, Who Had The Wealthiest Cabinet by Patrick Wagner (Apr 13, 2018) Statista. in addition to being the least qualified overall.How The Donald Trump Cabinet Stacks Up, In 3 Charts by Danielle Kurtzleben (December 28, 20161:03 PM ET) NPR.
==Major members==
People are listed alphabetically according to their first names.
===A-H=== 
* former President of pharmaceutical company Eli Lily, as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Spent most of his tenure trying to dismantle ObamaCare and trying to define transgender people out of existence.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html Azar is a joyful regulator.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/upshot/alex-azar-trumps-health-and-human-services-secretary-joyful-regulator.html 
**Azar replaced former Congressman from Georgia, who got pushed out after 8 months for using military jets for personal travel.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/us/politics/tom-price-trump-hhs.html
* as Secretary of Labor is unusual as he doesn’t appear to be a clueless, millionaire/billionaire hack or someone actively loathing the agency he is in charge of. However, he wasn't Trump's first pick. Resigned due to public pressure from his having in 2007-2008 as US Attorney granted billionaire pedophile scumbag Jeffrey Epstein immunity for all but two crimes.
** CEO of CFK Restaurants, a supporter of automation who disdains trade unions and government regulation was Trump’s original nominee, but the confirmation died in Congress.
*, former coal lobbyist who worked more quietly, thus staying out of the limelight.
**Wheeler replaced Scott Pruitt — former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, who is a climate change denier. Furthermore, he dismissed the theory of evolution, lamented that "minority religions" are pushing Christianity aside, advocated for Constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage and abortion, praised the Second Amendment as divinely granted and condemned federal judges as the "judicial monarchy".Pruitt tapes revealed: Evolution's a 'theory,' 'majority' religions under attack. Politico. March 2, 2018. Pruitt resigned in mid-2018 after a series of scandals and controversies.Scott Pruitt Quits As Head of US Environment Agency. BBC News. July 6th, 2018.
*Ben Carson — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: To his credit (if nothing else), Carson at least admits to being a terrible pick for the job — that didn't stop him from taking the job though.Ben Carson made it clear that he was too inexperienced for a Cabinet job. Now Trump says he's considering Carson for one by Evan Halper (Nov. 22, 2016, 9:59 a.m.) Los Angeles Times.
*Betsy DeVos, billionaire anti-public education creationist sister to Erik Prince (the founder of Blackwater), for Secretary of Education.
===I-J===
* former Congressional Representative, non-scientist and climate change denier, was the head of NASA.Senate confirms Trump pick for NASA administrator over Democratic objections by Seung Min Kim & Christian Davenport (April 19, 2018 at 2:57 PM) The Washington Post.
*William Barr for .
:Barr replaced Jeff Sessions.The Signal Sent by Picking Jeff Sessions for Attorney General: The United States' top law-enforcement official possesses sweeping discretionary power — and the Alabama senator’s record suggests how he'll use it by Garrett Epps (Nov 21, 2016) The Atlantic. He saw some tension with the Trump, especially after recusing himself from the Russia probe. In November 2018, he resigned at the request of President.Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions. BBC News. November 7, 2018. Barr's statement that the DOJ found no widespread election fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election infuriated TrumpDisputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud by Michasel Balsamo (December 1, 2020) AP. — perhaps Barr was tired of the circus by that point.
*James "Mad Dog" Mattis, a retired Marine general, as Secretary for Defense (I thought you knew more than the generals, Donnie?). One of the few people in the Administration with the relevant qualifications and expertise. Left early.
* a retired general, as Secretary of Homeland Security, and Chief of Staff. Another rare case of a person being right for the job. Also left early.
===K-Q===
* former Frank Luntz propagandist and Trump campaign manager, as Counselor to the President offering "alternative facts". Bound to the President for the rest of history, the truth will not set her free. She has remained married to George Conway, co-founder of The Lincoln Project, despite holding diametrically opposite views of reality.
*Matthew Whitaker, Sessions' former chief of staff, as acting Attorney General. Whitaker is a GOP loyalist and Trump supporterNew acting attorney general is a GOP loyalist from Iowa. Associated Press. November 7, 2018. who worked for a company that was shut down and fined for scamming veterans.Acting Attorney General Sat on Board of Company Accused of Bilking Customers. The New York Times. November 8, 2018. He also sold a scammily bizarre 'masculine toilet'.[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/democrats-demand-info-on-acting-attorney-general-matthew-whitaker-masculine-toilet-scam Dems Demand Info on Acting Attorney General’s “Masculine Toilet” Scam
Matthew Whitaker’s past allegedly involves a number of shady business ventures.] by Bess Levin (November 14, 2018) Vanity Fair. Whitaker is openly critical of the Trump-Russia investigation and asserted there was no evidence for collusion or Russian interference in 2016 U.S. presidential election.What the acting attorney general thinks of the Mueller probe. PBS NewsHour. November 8, 2018. He believes that the Special Counsel has overstepped his mandate by investigating Trump's finances.Jeff Sessions Forced Out As Attorney General After Constant Criticism From Trump. NPR. November 7, 2018. 
*Marco Rubio for Secretary of State during Trump's second term.
* for Director of the CIA.Donald Trump's Cabinet Is Taking Shape. He is now Secretary of State.
Here’s the Latest List. (Updated Feb. 14, 2017) The New York Times.
* the alcohol-drenched accused rapist"Trump's pick to lead Defense Department was accused of sexual assault in 2017" - San Francisco Chronicle (November 15, 2024). Archived. currently serving as Secretary of Defense for Trump's second term. Hegseth's vote confirmation was so narrow that Vice President Vance had to cast a tie-breaker vote to get him in.
* Chairman of the RNC, as White House Chief of Staff. He left early.
*Rex Tillerson, the Exxon Mobile CEO, for Secretary of State (Confirmed as nominee).Any connection between Tillerson and Russia is merely a coincidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6alHr_ZTdQI/ However, he is gone.Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, Has Steered Money From Public Schools by Kate Zernike (Nov. 23, 2016) The New York Times Also a major Trump donor an advocate of "school choice".
===R-Z===
*Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy. In 2011, he said that he wanted to eliminate this department — that was his main qualification evidently.
*Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as Secretary of Health and Human Services during Trump's second administration.
* an architect of Project 2025, as director of the Office of Management and Budget during Trump's second term.
* as Interior Secretary.Ryan Zinke is One Step Closer to Becoming Interior Secretary. Washington Post. Gone. But not forgotten: he's being investigated by the Department of Justice as to whether he lied to the Interior Inspector General's Office.https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/423715-zinke-under-doj-investigation-for-possibly-lying-to-inspector He may also face corruption-related criminal charges.
*Steve Bannon (a.k.a., the Grim Reaperhttps://youtu.be/pZOF9q5fzfs?t=49s) was a US Navy officer in the 1970s, worked as an investment banker in the 1980s in the Murders and ExecutionsThe term used in Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 book American Psycho for this department ("I'm into, oh, murders and executions mostly."), p. 206. ISBN 0679735771. Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Goldman Sachs,Another Goldman Sachs Alum Joins Donald Trump's Campaign by Dan Primack (Updated: Aug 17, 2016 5:43 PM PDT) Fortune. CEO of Breitbart, and Trump campaign chief, as Chief Strategist to the President. He quit.
* a Goldman Sachs banker, film producer,https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6518391/ and Trump campaign finance chief, as Secretary of the Treasury. Scumbag, but an understandable pick.
*Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence during Trump's second administration.
* a Wall Street banker and Trump campaign donor, as Secretary of Commerce. As Secretary, he's been busy conducting insider trading by short-selling stocks based on his personal knowledge of forthcoming negative news stories.Wilbur Ross says he shorted two more stocks during his time as Commerce secretary by Lori Ann LaRocco & Dan Mangan (Published 3:53 PM ET Mon, 2 July 2018 Updated 7:19 AM ET Tue, 3 July 2018) CNBC.Wilbur Ross Denies Insider Trade in Shorting Russia-Linked Firm by Bill Allison (June 19, 2018, 8:42 AM PDT; Updated on June 19, 2018, 4:01 PM PDT) Bloomberg. He even profited from a short sale based on his own corruption investigation.Commerce chief Wilbur Ross' financial holdings get new scrutiny in report that highlights short sale of Russian-linked shipping firm by Dan Mangan (Published 4:08 PM ET Mon, 18 June 2018 Updated 10:46 AM ET Tue, 19 June 2018) CNBC.
==Other members==
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