Democracy Dies in Darkness

Opinion Are Trump’s Cabinet nominations more like a car crash or a reality show?

Our columnists debate the right metaphor. Plus: Slimming down the Marine Corps.

November 15, 2024

6 min

By Amanda Katz

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In today’s edition:

Cabinet appointment special: More like Make America Gape Again. RFK Jr.’s Department of Disease Efficiency. Matt Gaetz, a dangerous man. Can the Senate stop the national security wrecking ball? Trump’s reality-show Cabinet. Trump’s far-right fantasy football team Cabinet.
The wrong time to slim down the Marine Corps

Nomination conflagration

As Donald Trump’s nominations for key positions pile up, our columnists are running out of ways to tell you the situation is not good — like, really not good. Again, let’s stipulate that we are not talking about Marco Rubio or Elise Stefanik or the like. We’re talking about naming a guy who is pro-roadkill-eating and con-child-vaccinating as the person in charge of your family’s health.