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   All Trump's hires are DEI.  Nobody he's appointed has any skill or talent.   
      
   That's why rightist red states only account for 30% of the US GDP with 70%   
   from well educated, industrious blue state workers.   
      
   RFK Jr. and 14 Other Trump Picks Unprepared, Unfit for Their Big   
   Government Jobs   
      
      
   You'd like to think the politicians leading the country are actually fit   
   for the job, but President Donald Trump's slew of questionable appointees   
   to the highest positions in the country– and the world–has Americans   
   thinking differently.   
      
   Most recently, FEMA Chief David Richardson was blasted after admitting he   
   had no clue the country experienced hurricane season, according to   
   Reuters. He has since came out saying it was all a joke, but... was it   
   really?   
      
   From Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's shaky personal life to Secretary   
   of Education Linda McMahon's former role at WWE, clearly, there's some   
   discrepancies about what makes someone fit to lead. Now, we're taking a   
   closer look at Trump's advisors and cabinet members to really unpack the   
   scary trends among the country's top leadership. Administrator for the   
   Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. Oz WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 12:   
   U. S. President Donald Trump, joined by Administrator for the Centers for   
   Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Mehmet Oz, speaks during a press   
   conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in   
   Washington, DC. During the event, President Trump signed an executive   
   order aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs and pharmaceuticals   
   by 30% to 80%. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)   
      
   Taking a page from Trump's book, Dr. Oz has transitioned from television   
   to American politics. In his new role as administrator for the Centers for   
   Medicare & Medicaid, Oz oversees how millions of Americans receive   
   Medicaid and Medicare. He recently said in order to receive benefits,   
   Americans will have to "prove that you matter. " Director of the Central   
   Intelligence Agency, John Ratcliffe WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 25: Central   
   Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe appears during a Senate   
   Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The   
   hearing to examine worldwide threats comes a day after Jeffrey Goldberg,   
   the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic magazine was inadvertently included   
   on a high level Trump administration Signal group chat on bombing plans in   
   Yemen on Houthi targets. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)   
      
   Unlike others on this list, John Ratcliffe served under Trump's first   
   administration. He was previously the director of national intelligence.   
   In January, Trump brought him back as his nominee for director of the CIA,   
   despite his slew of political scandals over the years. Rattcliffe is a   
   Trump loyalist, with a well-documented allegiance to the president as far   
   back as 2019. FEMA Chief, David Richardson   
   Image by White House   
      
   Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appointed David Richardson, a   
   Marine veteran and martial-arts instructor, to lead the Federal Emergency   
   Management Agency (FEMA). Despite having no previous professional record   
   of handling natural disasters or relief, he joined the FEMA team in early   
   May. On his first day in office, he promised to do Trump's bidding.   
   Richardson even told agency staff he will "run right over" anyone trying   
   to deter him from carrying out the president's mission, CNN reported. Sen.   
   Chuck Schumer tweeted about Richardson's hurricane season blunder saying,   
   he was "unaware of why he hasn't been fired yet. " Nominee for Ambassador   
   to the United Nations, Mike Waltz WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 01: National   
   Security Advisor Michael Waltz participates in a TV interview at the White   
   House on May 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. This week marks the first 100   
   days of U. S. President Donald Trump's second term. (Photo by Andrew   
   Harnik/Getty Images)   
      
   You can't mention Signal Gate and not bring up former National Security   
   Advisor Mike Waltz. In his previous role, he was the creator of the   
   infamous channel on Signal where he added a journalist to a group chat   
   spilling classified information– although he and Secretary Pete Hegseth   
   refuse to acknowledge this. Waltz has a hefty resume, filled with military   
   and Congressional service, but like the rest of folks on the list, at the   
   top of his qualifications is hisloyalty to Trump. After the Signal   
   scandal, Waltz became Trump's new pick to be the ambassador to the United   
   Nations. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth   
   FILE PHOTO: U. S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on as he attends   
   the signing of an executive order by U. S. President Donald Trump, at the   
   White House in Washington, D. C. , U. S. , May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kent   
   Nishimura/File Photo   
      
   When Hegseth was first appointed to serve as the head of the most vital   
   government department, bipartisan rage exploded from politicians   
   nation-wide. And after the bombshell report that he compromised national   
   security in the Signal Gate controversy... twice... critics of Hegseth   
   haven't let up on him yet.   
      
   During his confirmation process, he faced several allegations he was   
   drinking on the job and had problems with alcohol. And his own family   
   members have come out alleging he was physically and sexually abusive,   
   according to AP News. Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon   
   U. S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before a Senate   
   Appropriations hearing on U. S. President Donald Trump's budget request   
   for the Department of Education, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D. C. , U.   
   S. , June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon   
      
   President Trump vowed to dismantle the Department of Education, and he   
   started his agenda by appointing Linda McMahon to run the show. McMahon   
   has a brief background in education. In fact, she was nominated to serve   
   on the Connecticut State Board of Education in 2009, according to ABC   
   News. But unfortunately, that's where her expertise stops.   
      
   Before she was picked by Trump, McMahon founded WWE with her husband   
   Vincent. The couple is worth more than $3 billion, according to Forbes,   
   which as you'll see is a trend among Trump nominees. Secretary of Health   
   and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.   
      
   Out of everyone on this list, the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was   
   perhaps the most horrifying and embarrassing for the Trump administration.   
   The nephew of former President John F. Kennedy is an environmental   
   attorney, previously taking on DuPont and Monsanto, according to AP News.   
   But outside of this and his obvious devotion to Trump, RFK Jr. 's views on   
   health and vaccines drew massive concerns from Democrats and Republicans   
   alike.   
      
      
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