Democrats are intimidated by Trump’s Cabinet of successful superstars
By Ed Rogers December 22 at 5:09 PM
President-elect Donald Trump is getting his share of criticism for appointing effective, wealthy business executives and leaders from the private sector to his Cabinet. Democrats would have you believe that people who have been magnificently financially profitable in America are somehow disqualified from helping shape American policy. But here’s a different way of looking at the Cabinet Trump has assembled: This may be the most successful group of people brought together to serve a common purpose in Washington in at least the last 50 years.
The list of those willing to bring their expertise to the aid of their country keeps growing. Trump announced Wednesday that billionaire investor Carl Icahn will serve as a special adviser to the Trump administration, specifically on regulatory issues. He will not draw a salary or be considered a government employee. And that appears to be more than Democrats can bear. They are lambasting this as an insider arrangement that will somehow benefit Icahn. Democratic National Committee spokesman Eric Walker went so far as to say, “The corrupt nature of this arrangement cannot be understated. Voters who wanted Trump to drain the swamp just got another face full of mud.”
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