In our former post we presented a roster of individuals who Donald Trump has presented as candidates for the Cabinet and other high offices.
Here they are again, in order of their departments' seniority:
- State: Marco Rubio
- Treasury: Scott Bessent
- Defense: Pete Hegseth
- Attorney General: Pam Bondi
- Interior: Doug Burgum
- Agriculture: Brooke Rollins
- Commerce: Howard Lutnick
- Labor: Lori Chavez-DeRemer
- Health & Human Services: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Housing & Urban Development: Scott Turner
- Transportation: Sean Duffy
- Energy: Chris Wright
- Education: Linda McMahon
- Veterans' Affairs: Doug Collins
- Homeland Security: Kristi Noem
I'll remind you, loyal readers, that we here at Vox Veritatis are not news reporters. We report and opine on the news post facto. You can find lengthy bios of all these people all over the Internet. We are simply reporting on their Clown Quotient. Were we too severe in calling them clowns? Are they just simple minions? Let's see:
Marco Rubio: First-generation American born in Miami to Cuban immigrants; has been taken to court at least once for not being a natural-born American; the case was dismissed. Since at least 2010 he has waffled on immigration policy; misstated the circumstances of his immigration to the U.S.; and not mentioned that his grandfather worked in the Treasury ministry during Castro's reign. Clown Quotient 60%.
Scott Bessant: Billionaire, hedge fund manager, long-time Trump friend and supporter, openly gay and married. DEI pick? CQ 50%.
Pete Hegseth: Former Fox News personality. Automatic CQ 100%.
Pam Bondi: Former Florida AG who has promised to go after other prosecutors who have brought Trump up on charges. Election denier, deep state believer. CQ 90%.
Doug Burgum: ND governor. Successful as an honest businessman with solid high-tech cred. Supports CO₂ sequestration. Anti-choice, anti-trans, pro-gun, co-creator of American Governors' Border Strike Force--has deployed ND National Guard to Texas to bolster wall "defense." CQ 85%.
Brooke Rollins: A Texas attorney who seems to have her heart in the right place, but who has been associated with questionable enterprises like Trump's United States Domestic Policy Council, a major player in Project 2025. CQ 75%.
Howard Lutnick: Billionaire who has survived a tough life, being orphaned, losing virtually his entire company in 9/11. Despite being a strong Trump follower he financially supports several good works and institutions. Also believes in cryptocurrency and supports tariffs, which he doesn't seem to understand any better than Trump. CQ 65%.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer: Lives in Happy Valley, OR. (Irrelevant, but I couldn't resist). A U.S. representative from Oregon since 2022, Chavez-DeRemer bills herself as an independent thinker and may actually have some knowledge of her Cabinet post, unlike most of her colleagues. CQ 40%.
I do hope you'll forgive me, but I have to be elsewhere soon, so I'll need to complete the CQ list on Friday. I dislike leaving things half done, but needs must.
-- Diogenes, 11/27/24
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