Dec 13, 2016 – President-elect Donald Trump has made his decision on who he will put up for Secretary of State, and it not Rudy Giuliani, John Bolton … But as far as being the kind of guy that the #MAGA Trump Train can get behind, he’s about as opposite as you can get. … It won’t be the last time Trump gives them pause. It’s going to be an interesting first year. Stay tuned.…

Dec 12, 2016 – Keith Ellison argue that full repeal would mainly provide a windfall to wealthy investors, including Trump and his family and some … of the billionaires and millionaires he has selected for his Cabinet.…

Dec 12, 2016 – all “hate” the agencies Trump would have them lead.  … Trump looks like he is taking his cues straight from Reagan’s playbook. And even then some. … But if Trump is taking his inspiration from Reagan, he should read ahead to the next chapter.…

Dec 12, 2016 – With only a few weeks left before his inauguration, President-elect Trump is fleshing out his cabinet. … Earlier this morning, Trump announced that his pick to lead up the Department of Homeland Security was retired Marine Corps General … Kelly is the third of five rumored generals that Trump is said to be considering for top positions within his administration.…

Dec 11, 2016 – Playing off of what seems to be a list of odd choices to fill his cabinet, Saturday Night Live focused this week’s cold open on Trump … ’s evolving administration, rather than on Trump, himself.…

Dec 11, 2016 – “They’re both very talented people [and] I would love to be able to have them involved,” Trump said. … Meanwhile, Trump’s daughter has been present for several of her father’s meetings with candidates for his Cabinet. … Nobody could do better than her,” Trump said, adding that his son-in-law is a “very talented guy.”…

Dec 11, 2016 – However, unlike many other choices Trump chose for cabinet posts, Tillerson is not getting a collective thumbs up from others in the … Vladimir" is not an attribute I am hoping for from a #SecretaryOfState – MR — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 11, 2016 Trump…

Dec 10, 2016 – President-elect Trump is dipping into the pool of Democrats to fill some of his cabinet positions. … Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), an early Trump backer, to discuss a potential future in the upper chamber. … Heitkamp met with Trump at Trump Tower earlier this month, and it was said at that time that he was considering her for either Agriculture…

Dec 10, 2016 – Joe Manchin (D -WV) — himself a possible Trump cabinet appointee — had intimated that they would attempt to block the bill over 16,500 … John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) December 9, 2016 The spending bill funds the government through April 28th, giving the incoming Trump…

Dec 10, 2016 – It all started when Orange Coast College Professor Olga Perez Stable Cox decided to use her podium to go on a bigoted anti-Trump tirade … In the video, you can hear the professor call the election of Donald Trump an “act of terrorism,” and Trump himself a “white supremacist … She also went after Trump’s cabinet, describing Vice President-elect Mike Pence as “one of the most anti-gay humans in this country…

Dec 9, 2016 – Prior to the cabinet selections, it’s been reported that Trump would choose people that he felt would be loyal to him. … No one has been more loyal to Donald Trump, than Rudy Giuliani and you can see where that got him. … We know Trump has no time for low energy people, so perhaps that is what did Rudy Giuliani in.…

Dec 9, 2016 – The past month has been mildly encouraging with some of the picks Trump has made as he selects his cabinet and other posts. … “Donald Trump should know better.” … Trump seems poised to take on China during his presidency whether he’s warned against it or not.…

Dec 9, 2016 – The Democratic senator has been floated as a possible member of Trump’s cabinet. … Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters the issue could unite Democrats and Trump. … Reid (D-Nev.) and several of the Democrats who represents states where Trump won.…

Dec 9, 2016 – There are perhaps two truisms regarding the ascendancy of the Trump phenomena.   … The first is something what most of us here at this website know and write about: Trump is no true conservative despite those with … Instead, it is the fact that Trump has changed the rules of the game known as politics and along the way, he has exposed the Left for…

Dec 8, 2016 – Democrats were hoping Donald Trump was going to fill his cabinet with a bunch of crazies, but instead, Trump has put together a cabinet … so far, has impressed Republicans, conservatives who were wary of what Trump would do and even some Democrats.…

Dec 8, 2016 – As the names of appointments to the Trump cabinet continue to roll out, next up would be his pick for Labor Secretary – Andy Puzder … Puzder, who’s the CEO of CKE Restaurants, met with Trump for the second time on Wednesday. … said there will “additional Cabinet information” announced later in the day.…

Dec 8, 2016 – In that post I noted how the fashionably progressive wing of the media apparently thought it was cute to refer to Trump’s cabinet as … Via the WaPo, Trump hires a third general, raising concerns about heavy military influence President-elect Donald Trump has selected … Trump still believe the choices threaten the constitutional fire wall between the civilian government and the military.…

Dec 7, 2016 – Frankly, if you voted for Donald Trump, but did not vote to keep Pat McCrory as governor, you deserve utter ruin. … On Wednesday morning, Governor McCrory arrived at Trump Tower to meet with President-elect Trump about a potential job with the incoming … That being said, the man has a weighty resume, and would prove more than competent in just about any upper level cabinet position.…

Dec 7, 2016 – Trump is now viewed favorably by 50 percent. That’s up from up from 33 percent in August. … Americans want Trump to be less confrontational. … The poll found a sharp partisan divide when it comes to those people Trump has selected for his Cabinet.…

Dec 7, 2016 – Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the the EPA. … This could very well be the biggest F*** Y** in the history of cabinet appointments. … “Every American should be appalled that President-elect Trump just picked someone who has made a career of being a vocal defender for…

Dec 7, 2016 – Trump, however, has them feeling their oats. … All the generals Trump has picked are retired and therefore civilians. Much like the dipsticks criticizing their selection. … number of minorities in a cabinet.…

Dec 7, 2016 – This, of course, has been exacerbated by Donald Trump winning the election on November 8. … If you read the Democrat threats to stymie Trump’s efforts to fill cabinet posts, you find them whinging about Garland as a reason … — never mind that cabinet officers are actually and Constitutionally different from Supreme Court justices.…

Dec 7, 2016 – So there may have been more than a couple of folks who were convinced that Trump was enjoying a bit of schadenfreude at Mitt Romney … “I’ve spoken to him a lot, we’ve come a long way together,” Trump said. … “It’s not about revenge, it’s about what’s best for the country,” Trump said.…

Dec 7, 2016 – North Carolina, home of Fort Bragg and the 82d Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, and the JFK Special Warfare Center, Donald Trump … However, because Trump is making a break with precedent and is nominating someone who is forbidden by Title 10 US Code to actually … Tuesday that would streamline confirmation of Mattis next year by fast-tracking legislation to grant him a waiver to serve in the Cabinet…

Dec 6, 2016 – Senior officials who will be part of the Trump administration are already discussing what so-far-unseen information about the Iran … It has zero chance of surviving under Trump. … Obama is going to leave the White House touting this deal as a game changer and blame Trump when it falls apart.…