# Trump's new cabinet **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 6, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799 "2024-11-06T16:52:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/581 "2024-12-07T12:02:29Z")
That’s….quite a story. Is she at all qualified for the job as SG? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/582 "2024-12-07T12:06:07Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > On the one hand, Biden has nothing to lose by doing this, but the D party may suffer. If another four years of even worse Trumpian Stupidity isn’t enough to bring back the D party, these pardons, or lack thereof, will have essentially zero effect. Biden should do what he can to protect these people, who have done no wrong, from the insanity that is Trump supporters. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/583 "2024-12-07T12:07:28Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Is she at all qualified for the job as SG? She’s personally loyal to Trump, which is the most important qualification. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/584 "2024-12-07T12:42:32Z")
Guns go through drop tests. They don’t fall on beds and fire. She either killed him, or it did fall on the bed, and she hit the trigger when picking it up. It’s a bad idea to store a gun in condition 0. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/585 "2024-12-07T14:58:40Z")
**Moderating:** Please drop the sidebar about Biden’s pardons. This thread is about Trump’s cabinet. Not how the D’s can get back in power or anything else. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/586 "2024-12-07T16:24:40Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > a pair of scissors out of a tackle box on a shelf above where her dad was sleeping, but while reaching for it in total darkness she knocked the box over, which somehow caused a loaded handgun to fall out onto the bed In all fairness to her, having scissors, a tackle box and a handgun above one’s sleeping area is something you’d only expect to see in a Final Destination movie. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/587 "2024-12-07T20:38:38Z")
As Shemp would say, “EBBBB”. ---
**Author:** ![TeroSunbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terosunbear/32/14748_2.png) [@TeroSunbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeroSunbear)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/588 "2024-12-07T21:42:41Z")
Hegseth is going to swear his oath office to Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/589 "2024-12-08T00:23:05Z")
Or a Saw movie. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/590 "2024-12-08T00:30:34Z")
Well, she aims to do her best. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/591 "2024-12-08T00:39:27Z")
Remember how Trump was _so bad_ that liberals found themselves siding with the likes of Jeff Sessions, John Bolton, Mitt Romney, and Liz Cheney?? The rest of the new rogues’ gallery is _so bad_ that I’m starting to cheer the Marco Rubio pick for SecState. And he’s still 10 … 15 yards _behind_ the Basic Human Decency Line of Scrimmage. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/592 "2024-12-08T03:17:05Z")
Decency is for losers. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/593 "2024-12-08T04:06:24Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > That’s….quite a story. Is she at all qualified for the job as SG? No. She supposedly was a manager of the urgent care chain, but was also a line doctor when Trump appointed her. According to Trump’s appointment statement, she is double board certified, but my search only shows a family medicine certification. She was on FoxNews for a while, but that ended. However, if back at age 13 she was able to fool the police, that’s a Trump-administration-related qualification. Think how much better at misleading people she would now be. But I do not mean to accuse her of murder. However unlikely is the story she gave the police, the parricide idea is also low probability. I’d hope it was well investigated at the time, and maybe it was. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/594 "2024-12-08T04:09:09Z")
To be honest, Doctor Oz, with his television show background, might be better for the Surgeon General post than for the CMS Administrator post. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/595 "2024-12-08T04:15:42Z")
Re Dr. Oz, the main part of the job is overseeing the Public Health Service, including entities like the Indian Health Service. While being good at making public statements is a plus, I think that is a small part of the job. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/596 "2024-12-08T04:18:38Z")
Googling, the “Public Health Service Commissioned Corps”, which is what the Surgeon General commands, is something like 6,000 or more uniformed medical officers, so a fairly big organization. CMS is about the same headcount but I would argue its responsibility is far larger. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/597 "2024-12-08T08:00:34Z")
Six years ago, there were concerns about Tulsi Gabbard so serious that the Ds and Rs were both concerned she would leak info about a Syrian defector to the Assad regime. > **[Democrats and Republicans in Congress worried that Gabbard might leak...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-republicans-congress-worried-gabbard-032356249.html)** > > When she arrived in Congress, Tulsi Gabbard was seen as a rising Democratic star. But over time, her views on Russia and Syria shocked, puzzled and alarmed her colleagues.  ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/598 "2024-12-08T08:10:26Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > But I do not mean to accuse her of murder. However unlikely is the story she gave the police, the parricide idea is also low probability. I’d hope it was well investigated at the time, and maybe it was. If a 13-year-old girl intentionally shoots her father, chances are she had a good reason. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/599 "2024-12-08T12:51:32Z")
Very true. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799/600 "2024-12-08T13:31:19Z")
Wasn’t the orange biomass once musing about replacing generals with football coaches? One of those strategic geniuses as Defense Sec. might be the ticket. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799.md?page=31)