It’s been two weeks since Donald Trump won his reelection bid, and the president-elect's appointments keep coming. Each announcement feels like the punchline of a morbid joke, culminating in a lineup of people who would do the president’s bidding.
Between the incoming administration and the Republican majority in both chambers of Congress, things are looking grim.
On Tuesday, Trump picked television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz for administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He's also chosen Project 2025 co-author Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission, not the first Trump nominee with ties to the Heritage Foundation agenda.
Carr’s plans for the FEC include tackling the “censorship cartel,” the alleged anti-conservative bias of social media sites. He isn’t even the most concerning pick.
There’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a known anti-vaxxer who thinks chemicals in the water could be making children gay or transgender, was nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Matt Gaetz, a former Florida congressman perhaps best known for allegations of sexual misconduct, was nominated to be attorney general. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been tapped to lead the "Department of Government Efficiency," a new Trump creation.
As someone who wants to see our country move forward, I’ve........