The Trump II cabinet so far: Tulsi Gabbard, RFK, Jr. and Elon Musk.

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        The Cabinet does not have any collective executive powers or functions of its own, and no votes need to be taken. There are 26 members: the vice president, 15 department heads, and 10 Cabinet-level officials, all except two of whom require Senate confirmation. During Cabinet meetings, the members sit in the order in which their respective department was created, with the earliest being closest to the president and the newest farthest away.

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States

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        Kinda depends on the context, but it’s probably convenient to consider the president, VP, and heads of departments as “the cabinet”. The VP attends the staff meetings and is part of the leadership of the white house. In parliamentary systems, they use the term “ruling government” instead of cabinet, which includes the ministers, prime minister, and vice prime minister.

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    Great Scott I’m happy to not be an American, I don’t know how citizens will survive another term by this stupid idiot.

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    “We don’t want the ruling elite telling us what to do just to enrich themselves! We want billionaires to run the government!”

    I don’t have many braincells more than a typical Magoo but my God are they killing what I had left…

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    In an alternate timeline, Elon Musk may have actually been a reputable head of the Department of Transportation.

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    Having OTHER Billionaires in your Cabinet is EXACTLY how you Drain The Swamp and DEFEAT the Deep State!

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    Can we shatter this bullshit about tech bros who struck it lucky with some early dotcom investment being geniuses?

    I’m fucking tired of hearing about how these barely functional assholes who chanced into luck once are geniuses or in any way genuinely earned their wealth. They’re all fuck heads that spend most of their time trying to justify why they’re entitled to their lavish lifestyles…

    In fact, can we just stop using the term genius? Some people are pretty good at some shit, but the elitism associated with that term is fucking toxic.

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          Nope. And his degree was awarded after he stopped attending after a large donation by daddy. No one in the physics programs remembers Elon in class. Only official statement they will give since transcripts are not public.

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            Really? That means I’ve accomplished far more academically than this billionaire???

            Bill Gates actually understand com sci

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      I would even say he had a good run of picking good ideas and making them work. But I think he’s too rich and crazy and out of touch now, he has lost his drive.

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      You support me = genius. You don’t support me = asshole, woke, liberal, loser, commie, ect. Ass kissers at their best.

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      The term genius might have its place, but IMO it has nothing to do with how good you are at making money or exploiting your workers. Like in the world of investing maybe you could argue Warren Buffet is a genius, but that certainly doesn’t go for every asshole that’s hoarded millions to billions of dollars.

      It’s also overused in most cases anyway. Much like saying something is “awesome” when it fills nobody with awe, saying somebody is a “genius” usually means as little as “pretty good, even solidly above average” rather than somebody who taught us something new about the world or ourselves.

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      Elon inherited apartheid wealth and then got lucky in addition to that. He would have a fine life without his “investment genius” or how they call it.

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      Genius = born into wealth

      These pricks were both born on third base and think they hit a triple.

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      It goes beyond that and is largely related to the same anti-intellectual propaganda we have had shoved down our throats for decades (basically since reagan).

      Think back to basically every single movie/tv show with a “smart” character. Invariably, they are “cool” and have anti-authority tendencies. And, invariably, there is a character who is a conventional nerd who is actually an idiot compared to this cool kid with an ice rink in their basement because they pronounced a word wrong or got a single question wrong.

      And what has that done? It has raised generations of people to value “genius” over “smart” where someone who is quirky and weird is WAY more intelligent than the person who actually just sits down and reads things. THOSE people are losers.

      And what does a balding techbro with hairplugs who has driven double digit companies into the ground have? That’s right, he thinks he is a living meme and thus must be a genius.

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        And what does a balding techbro with hairplugs

        Had me until then, he has lots of bad qualities, the above isn’t one of them.

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    He’s shaping up to form a truly unique cabinet…

    • RFK Jr - Secretary of Brain Worms
    • Tulsi Gabbard - Secretary of Bullshit
    • Elon Musk - Secretary of Arrogance and Hubris
    • Kari Lake - Secretary of Bootlicking
    • Mike Lindell - Secretary of Shouting
    • Roger Stone - Secretary of Crime
    • Stephen Miller - Secretary of Child Snatching
    • Donald Trump Jr - Secretary of Self-Loathing
    • Eric Trump - Sturgeon General
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    “Drain the Swamp”. And then putting a Billionaire and brainworm Kennedy in the cabinet. How retarded are Republicans?