President-Elect Trump's cabinet

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

Wait, does he have to give up his seat before the confirmation?

I don't think so.

This could be a brilliant opportunity.

Maybe it's 6D chess - have Gaetz fail confirmation, after throwing a bone to the crazy end of the GOP. They're satisfied, and he can say, "Look, I tried."

It looks like we both might have been right…

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

@Jolly said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

@LuFins-Dad said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

Not cabinet, but Mike Huckabee was just named Ambassador to Israel.

Good choice.

Huckabee’s a very smart guy. He’d have made a good president.

[Mik]

Steve Miller made a pretty astute and funny comment.

I find it amusing that there are two people in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency.

[89th]

@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

Wait, does he have to give up his seat before the confirmation?

I don't think so.

This could be a brilliant opportunity.

Maybe it's 6D chess - have Gaetz fail confirmation, after throwing a bone to the crazy end of the GOP. They're satisfied, and he can say, "Look, I tried."

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

Steve Miller made a pretty astute and funny comment.

I find it amusing that there are two people in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency.

And what’s their combined salary?

[George K]

@Mik said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

Steve Miller made a pretty astute and funny comment.

I find it amusing that there are two people in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency.

[jon-nyc]

@Mik said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

Steve Miller made a pretty astute and funny comment.

I find it amusing that there are two people in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency.

[jon-nyc]

You wonder about Vivek’s incentives. Is he better off proposing some cuts that have a chance of passing? Or does he double down on his cutting of 75% of the federal workforce, write a DOA report, but position himself as the serious spending cut guy for 2028?

I know where I’d place my bet.

[Wim]

@Mik My first thougt as well.

[Mik]

“Despite Musk and Ramaswamy’s best efforts, history is not on their side,” wrote analysts for Beacon Policy Advisors in a research note on Wednesday.

That right there is reason enough to change.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

You wonder about Vivek’s incentives. Is he better off proposing some cuts that have a chance of passing? Or does he double down on his cutting of 75% of the federal workforce, write a DOA report, but position himself as the serious spending cut guy for 2028?

I know where I’d place my bet.

Neither.

I think you're going to see a few things:

1. 20%- 25% reduction in Federal employees.
2. A mandate that agencies do not go outside of Congressional law, piggybacking rules that Congress did not intend.
3. A higher emphasis on technology.
4. A big cut in Federal aid to states, along with the cessation of unfunded mandates. Think Dept of Ed, for one.
5. Some tax policy changes.

[jon-nyc]

We can revisit this post in 2 years. Most of that takes legislation.

[Jolly]

I think that DOGE has to hit the ground running, because most of what gets enacted will be in the first twelve months.

[Horace]

@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

@Mik said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

Steve Miller made a pretty astute and funny comment.

I find it amusing that there are two people in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency.

And what’s their combined salary?

I guess something can be astute, funny, and also completely meaningless

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

You wonder about Vivek’s incentives. Is he better off proposing some cuts that have a chance of passing? Or does he double down on his cutting of 75% of the federal workforce, write a DOA report, but position himself as the serious spending cut guy for 2028?

I know where I’d place my bet.

If the electorate is in the mood to re-elect Maga in 2028, I see no point in spending his political capital losing to Vance in a primary. He'd be well positioned for a 2036 run at best.

[George K]

@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

Whoa...TuCa as PressSec.

Exploding heads in 3...2...1...

[Renauda]

At least he wasn’t appointed Special Envoy on Ukraine.

[George K]

RFK for HHS.

That should be...interesting.

[xenon]

Man - this administration is gonna be a show. Literally. I’m definitely tuning in to more press briefings now.