{"id":874,"date":"2016-12-03T17:48:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T01:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/?p=874"},"modified":"2016-12-03T17:48:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-04T01:48:13","slug":"trumps-secretaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/12\/03\/trumps-secretaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Secretaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tTrump&#8217;s Secretaries:<br \/>\nGuardian Summary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2016\/dec\/09\/donald-trump-administration-cabinet-picks-so-far\">So Far<\/a>, Dec 13, 2016.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agriculture:<\/li>\n<li>Commerce, Wilbur Ross<\/li>\n<p>Meet Wilbur Ross, who once bailed out Trump in Atlantic City <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-na-pol-wilbur-ross-commerce-20161208-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LA Times, Dec 8, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<li>Defense, Gen. James Mattis<\/li>\n<li>Education, Betty DeVos<\/li>\n<li>Energy, Rick Perry<\/li>\n<p>former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head Energy  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/energy-environment\/wp\/2016\/12\/13\/trump-taps-former-texas-gov-rick-perry-to-head-energy-department-he-once-vowed-to-abolish\/\"> WA POST, Dec 13, 2016 <\/a><br \/>\nRick Perry, Ex-Governor of Texas, Is Trump\u2019s Pick as Energy Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/12\/13\/us\/politics\/rick-perry-energy-secretary-trump.html\">NYT Dec 13,2016<\/a><br \/>\nRick Perry wanted to scrap the Energy Department. Now he may run it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/politics\/trailguide\/la-na-trailguide-updates-perry-wanted-to-eliminate-energy-1481641948-htmlstory.html\">LA Times, Dec 13, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<li>Health and Human Services, Tom Price<\/li>\n<p>Obamacare Critic, Is Trump\u2019s Choice for Health Secretary &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/28\/us\/politics\/tom-price-secretary-health-and-human-services.html\"> NY Times, Nov 28, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<li>Homeland Security, John F. Kelly<\/li>\n<p>Retired General, to Lead Homeland Security <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/12\/07\/us\/politics\/john-kelly-dhs-trump.html?\">NY Times, Dec 7 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<li>Housing Urban Development, Ben Carson<\/li>\n<li> <del datetime=\"2016-12-13T18:46:21+00:00\">Interior:Cathy McMorris Rodgers<\/del> Ryan Zinke <\/li>\n<p><del datetime=\"2016-12-13T18:46:21+00:00\">Doesn&#8217;t Want to Combat Climate Change, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2016\/12\/cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-climate-change-national-monuments\">Mother Jones, Dec 9, 2016<\/a><br \/>\nClimate skeptic Cathy McMorris Rodgers set for Department of Interior post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2016\/dec\/09\/cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-department-interior-trump\">Guardian, Dec 9 2016<\/a><\/del><br \/>\nMontana congressman Ryan Zinke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/energy-environment\/wp\/2016\/12\/13\/trump-taps-montana-congressman-ryan-zinke-as-interior-secretary\/\">Wa Post, Dec 13, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<li>Justice:Attorney general, Jeff Sessions<\/li>\n<li> Labor, Andrew Pudzer<\/li>\n<p>Andrew Puzder criticized as &#8216;cruel and baffling&#8217; choice for labor secretary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2016\/dec\/08\/andrew-puzder-labor-secretary-trump-unions-wages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guardian, Dec 8 2016<\/a><br \/>\nPuzder&#8217;s frequent commentaries opposing minimum-wage increases. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2016\/12\/trumps-labor-secretary-pick-has-long-anti-abortion-history\">Mother Jones<\/a> Dec 8, 2016<br \/>\nTrump can\u2019t wait to sell out his base <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/trump-cant-wait-to-sell-out-his-base\/2016\/12\/11\/6633636c-be4a-11e6-91ee-1adddfe36cbe_story.html?utm_term=.f3fa8d868d57\"> E.J. Dionne Jr.  WA Post December 11, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<li> Office of Management and Budget:  Mick Mulvaney<\/li>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/trumps-omb-pick-seems-poised-to-ignite-a-worldwide-financial-crisis\/2016\/12\/19\/6d3190c8-c631-11e6-85b5-76616a33048d_story.html\">Trump\u2019s OMB pick seems poised to ignite a worldwide financial crisis<\/a> WA PO Dec 20, 2016<\/p>\n<li>Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon<\/li>\n<p>His choice to head the Small Business Administration has a rather unusual r\u00e9sum\u00e9. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2016\/12\/linda-mcmahon-SBA-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mother Jones, Dec 8, 2016<\/a><br \/>\nTrump chooses former World Wrestling Entertainment executive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/politics\/trailguide\/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-pins-down-former-world-wrestling-1481149945-htmlstory.html\">LA Times, Dec 7, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<li>State: <del datetime=\"2016-12-13T18:07:16+00:00\">Mitt Romney Gen. David Petraeus,<\/del> Rex Tillerson <\/li>\n<p>Trump picks ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/trump-picks-exxonmobil-ceo-rex-tillerson-for-secretary-of-state\/2016\/12\/12\/23ce9c80-c0e3-11e6-897f-918837dae0ae_story.html?\"> WAPO, December 13, 2016 <\/a><br \/>\nRex Tillerson to be Trump&#8217;s secretary of state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2016\/dec\/13\/rex-tillerson-trump-secretary-of-state-mitt-romney-out\"> Guardian, Dec 13, 2016 <\/a><br \/>\nFlawed Choices for the State Department <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/12\/12\/opinion\/flawed-choices-for-the-state-department.html\"> NY Times, Dec 13, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<li>Transportation, Elaine Chao<\/li>\n<li>Treasury, Steve Mnuchin<\/li>\n<li>Vetrans Affairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2016\/dec\/20\/celebrity-corporate-machine-fame-big-business-donald-trump-kim-kardashian\"> Our failure to understand the link between fame and big business made the rise of Trump inevitable<\/a> George Monbiot, Guardian Dec. 20, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s Secretaries: Guardian Summary So Far, Dec 13, 2016. Agriculture: Commerce, Wilbur Ross Meet Wilbur Ross, who once bailed out Trump in Atlantic City LA Times, Dec 8, 2016 Defense, Gen. James Mattis Education, Betty DeVos Energy, Rick Perry former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head Energy WA POST, Dec 13, 2016 Rick Perry, Ex-Governor &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/12\/03\/trumps-secretaries\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,17],"tags":[318,1536],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-sergneri","4":"has-excerpt","5":"post-874","7":"format-standard","8":"category-politics","9":"category-thinking-about","10":"post_tag-cabinet","11":"post_tag-secretary"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sergneri.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}