“The most adept satirist could not create a more shameful lineup of Cabinet secretaries,” said one critic.

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    kak·i·sto·cra·cy

    noun

    government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state.

    We’ve misunderstood MAGA this whole time… It’s really Make America Grotesquely Asinine

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    I guess the positive ray of sunshine here is that all of his picks are wildly incompetent and don’t understand the position nor the laws that govern it.

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      Problem is, if nobody holds them accountable to the law, they might as well not exist. The Republicans have made a point of ignoring the law for Republicans.

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      I’d always thought there was a pretty good extended metaphor in there comparing him to a gator looking to scoop up some easy fish, or paving it over and putting in a strip mall, etc, so I’m honestly a little disappointed that it’s just going to be filled with toxic waste instead.

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    Surely they won’t let him do anything until he signs his ethics/conflict of interest paperwork, right?