Calling Trump’s cabinet ‘all star’ is laughable
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Editor,
To Senator Daines - recently, you proclaimed that the inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th president marks a new day in America.
Wow. Where to start. Calling Trump’s cabinet nominations “all-star” is laughable. Pete Hegseth, ousted as head of two veterans’ groups for mismanagement and misconduct, as Secretary of Defense? Tulsi Gabbard, apologist for Edward Snowden with no formal role in intelligence, as Director of National Intelligence? Robert Kennedy, conspiracy theorist extraordinaire whose stances on vaccines depend on who’s listening, as Director of Health and Human Services? Kash Patel, no relevant experience, and supporter of the J6 rioters, who stated that the FBI planned the J6 attack, as FBI Director?
Perhaps you’ve reserved your highest accolades for Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, who recently turned over access to Treasury Department systems responsible for all government payments (think Social Security, Medicare, Veteran’s benefits, congressionally approved programs supporting, school lunches, cancer research, small business loans, etc.) to Elon Musk and his junior engineers (ages 19-24), in violation of federal law. (They are, after all, on the prowl for government waste, and with their vast historical knowledge and sound judgement are likely to use access to the federal checkbook wisely).
Or …., recently approved Director of the Office of Management and Budget and primary architect of Project 2025 Russell Vought, who believes the power of the president should be unlimited (but only if the president is a Republican, right?).
These are among the all-star cast of Cabinet picks you are applauding?
Caryl Cox
Polson
