Trump’s Cabinet Will Be Filled With Billionaires And Lobbyists

Donald Trump’s cabinet is shaping up to be a who’s who of some of the wealthiest and most politically connected people in the country, in addition to nearly a dozen Fox News rejects. These people are the exact opposite of the “populist” image that Trump attempted to portray during the campaign, and that should be a major red flag for the people who thought he would fix their lives. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

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*This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so please excuse any typos.

As we all know, Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election because he is indeed a true populist that will help the little guys out there, right? The people struggling to make ends meet the people working paycheck to paycheck. Who can't afford groceries right now? Donald Trump is totally the guy that is going to look out for you. Well, no, he is not. And honestly, I, I think most rational people in this country, perhaps even some who voted for him, understand that no, he's not that guy. Never has been, never will be. But if you're still on the fence about whether or not Donald Trump is gonna deliver for the little guy, look no further than his cabinet, because is Donald Trump packing his cabinet with average everyday? People who know what it's like to struggle or hell, is he even packing it with qualified people who know how to run government agencies?

The answer, of course is no. According to an analysis this week from the New York Times, Donald Trump's cabinet is going to be packed with billionaires, Fox News hosts and lobbyists among other horrible descriptors. But let's start with this. There are as of Tuesday, 'cause he appointed another one on Tuesday, six billionaires, six that he has picked to serve in his cabinet. Six billionaires, eight of them, eight of the total people he's nominated have been major Trump donors. So he's rewarding as donor. Uh, 12 of them have hosted or co-hosted events at Mar-a-Lago. So he's rewarding the people who gave him money. 13 showed up at his criminal trial in New York at one point or another because you know, why not? That's great entertainment, right? 17 have been authors of sections of Project 20 25 17. The guy who knows nothing of Project 2025, pick 17 people who co-wrote it to serve in his cabinet.

11 have been Fox News hosts or contributors, including of course, Sean Duffy, Tulsi Gabbard, Seb Gorka, Pete Hegseth, Thomas Holman, Mike Huckabee, Keith Kellogg, Martin Macari, Jeanette, uh, n uh, NHA, Vik, AMI, and Michael Watts. And of course at least nine are or have been registered lobbyists. So lemme break this down another way. You got billionaires, you got people that do events at Mar-a-Lago. You got people that donated to Donald Trump and you got folks that have been in the corporate media. None of these are folks that struggle. These are not people from, you know, down home, small town. We know what it's like to struggle V and if they are, they haven't been there in a very, very long time. So they've lost touch with reality.

These are all well off people. Even the ones who aren't billionaires, they're still millionaires. They're not gonna do a thing for you. None of these people that Trump has picked are people that are gonna take the job because they want to help you. That is the point. That is what people need to understand. Donald Trump is not packing his cabinet with competent people who care about the plight of American workers. He is packing it with people who come from privileged lifestyles, who want the power, and of course, who will execute. Donald Trump's every demand. That is what we are looking at with this cabinet of billionaires and weirdos.