# Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 10, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367 "2016-11-10T16:28:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 46
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/901 "2017-01-20T21:02:13Z")
In other news, [Small moth with yellowish coif named after Donald Trump](https://www.yahoo.com/news/small-moth-yellowish-coif-named-donald-trump-144250805.html). šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/902 "2017-01-20T21:08:24Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Voldemort. I thought that came from the fact that any non-political online space where heā€™s mentioned immediately becomes infested by fucking obnoxious Trump-Brand Trolls (seriously Path of Exile global chat is a fucking shit-show), but apparently itā€™s a thing more people are saying. > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > He Who Must Not Be Named Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/903 "2017-01-21T00:17:06Z")
[Trump Reverses Obamaā€™s Mortgage Fee Cuts on First Day](https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-20/trump-administration-overturns-obama-s-fha-mortgage-fee-cut). ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/904 "2017-01-21T00:40:52Z")
Mattis confirmed as SECDEF by a 98-1 vote (Gillibrand was the lone no vote) Kelly (Homeland Security) also confirmed 88-11. Apparently Senate Democrats didnā€™t have major issues with at least two nominees. ā€œPowerpoint makes us stupid.ā€ - Mattis ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/905 "2017-01-21T02:19:23Z")
Take a bow. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/906 "2017-01-21T02:47:44Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > In other news, [Small moth with yellowish coif named after Donald Trump](https://www.yahoo.com/news/small-moth-yellowish-coif-named-donald-trump-144250805.html). šŸ˜ƒ And [small genitals.](http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/blondehaired-moth-with-small-genitals-named-after-donald-trump/) > [@](#): > > For one, the study notes it has ā€œgenitalia comparatively smallerā€ than its closest relative N. neonata. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/907 "2017-01-21T04:02:56Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > And [small genitals.](http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/blondehaired-moth-with-small-genitals-named-after-donald-trump/) Yeah, when he was an undergraduate at U. Penn ā€“ traditionally the least exclusive of the Ivy League ā€“ his nickname was ā€œSmall Dick Don.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/908 "2017-01-21T05:04:08Z")
Googles only reference to that appears to be _itsreeky_ on Twitter: ā€œSmall Dick Don is soliciting money to straighten ā€¦ā€ but the original has vanished. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/909 "2017-01-23T18:19:04Z")
Wait, when the fuck did Trump appoint Omarosa Manigault as the assistant to the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison? What the ever-loving fuck? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/910 "2017-01-23T19:09:26Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Wait, when the fuck did Trump appoint Omarosa Manigault as the assistant to the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison? What the ever-loving fuck? ā€¦and why the fuck is this acceptable to all you Republicans without comment? What the hell does it take for you to say ā€œI voted for the guy, but what he just did is asinineā€? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/911 "2017-01-23T19:22:57Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > ā€¦and why the fuck is this acceptable to all you Republicans without comment? What the hell does it take for you to say ā€œI voted for the guy, but what he just did is asinineā€? And just what the fuck is wrong with appointing a strong smart black woman to office? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/912 "2017-01-23T19:35:13Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > And just what the fuck is wrong with appointing a strong smart black woman to office? Thank you for proving my point. Trumpettes will use any excuse, no matter how asinine, to support whatever Trump does-there is no bar too low to crawl under. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/913 "2017-01-23T19:35:25Z")
Liberal hypocrisy, over here! Everybody come see the liberal hypocrisy! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/914 "2017-01-23T19:39:04Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > ā€¦and why the fuck is this acceptable to all you Republicans ā€¦ **Chefguy**? Republican? Wha? An artifact of accidental juxtaposition? \* Post post ergo propter post?\* ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/915 "2017-01-23T19:41:44Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > **Chefguy**? Republican? Wha? An artifact of accidental juxtaposition? \* Post post ergo propter post?\* Itā€™s pretty well evident I was adding on to his post and not addressing him as a Republican, but if thatā€™s all youā€™ve got, go for it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/916 "2017-01-23T19:43:57Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > And just what the fuck is wrong with appointing a strong smart black woman to office? Is that what the complaint was? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/917 "2017-01-23T19:46:30Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > **Itā€™s pretty well evident** I was adding on to his post and not addressing him as a Republican, but if thatā€™s all youā€™ve got, go for it. No, it wasnā€™t. You screwed the pooch on the phrasing. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/918 "2017-01-23T19:49:49Z")
There are people of color, both women and men, that have been educated and have experience that would apply directly to the job she got. Her qualification seems to be that she was a famous model that he had the hots for when she was on his television show and she was willing to say whatever she was instructed to say to stay in his good graces(and the spotlight). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/919 "2017-01-23T19:52:07Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > No, it wasnā€™t. You screwed the pooch on the phrasing. Well, it was evident to myself. Isnā€™t that what ā€œself-evidentā€ means? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/920 "2017-01-23T19:53:42Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Well, it was evident to myself. Isnā€™t that what ā€œself-evidentā€ means? > šŸ˜ƒ It was evident to me too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367.md?page=47)