# Why won't anyone in his cabinet stand up to Trump?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 12, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-anyone-in-his-cabinet-stand-up-to-trump/786487 "2017-05-12T22:34:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-anyone-in-his-cabinet-stand-up-to-trump/786487/41 "2017-05-19T15:15:34Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> The job of a cabinet official is to carry out the President’s plans not argue with him that those plans are wrong.

"Seven nays, one aye . . . The ayes have it.  
–Abraham Lincoln

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**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-anyone-in-his-cabinet-stand-up-to-trump/786487/42 "2017-05-20T13:29:24Z")

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The Republican voters would never forgive someone for opposing their hero; it would be a serious drag on the remainder of their careers.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-anyone-in-his-cabinet-stand-up-to-trump/786487/43 "2017-05-20T14:26:41Z")

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> [@DesertDog](#):
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> "Seven nays, one aye . . . The ayes have it.  
> –Abraham Lincoln

As I once explained it at work, “We’re a democracy here. But I’m the only guy that gets to vote.”

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**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-anyone-in-his-cabinet-stand-up-to-trump/786487/44 "2017-05-20T21:40:28Z")

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> [@Clothahump](#):
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> That makes the assumption that he will start doing something idiotic. So far, he hasn’t.

So you’re liking the nomination of the third Mrs. Gingrich to be ambassador to the _Vatican_? Was the best place he could think to give her?

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**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-anyone-in-his-cabinet-stand-up-to-trump/786487/45 "2017-05-20T22:14:37Z")

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As I’ve said before, Trump’s biggest success to date is managing to pin an “I Love Trucks” button on his lapel without stabbing himself in the eye.

I’m not convinced firing everyone involved in investigating the depth of his ties to Russia and admitting that was the reason was wise either, but I’m keeping an open mind.

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