ACTIONS & EVENTS LEGISLATION IMMIGRATION NOMINEES

2025 Bizarro Admin Nominees

"Trump Nominees are not just a joke -- they are Dangerous." — Qasim Rashid, Substack, 11/15/24.

Not requiring Senate confirmation

Position Name Qualifications? More info Worth
President Donald Trump Donald Trump ▶Convicted of 34 felonies
▶Took classified docs
▶Found liable of sexual abuse
▶Impeached twice (in 1st term)
▶Incited a mob to attack Congress
$6.5 Billion1
Vice President JD Vance JD Vance Between $4.8M and $11.3M3
Gov Efficiency Dept Elon Musk ▶ Purchased Twitter for 44B; tanked it. ▶ Owner of SpaceX and Tesla. $319 Billion1
Gov Efficiency Dept

Being encouraged to leave? 1/20/2025

headshot of Vivek Ramaswamy Vivek Ramaswamy ▶ Founded Roivant Sciences, a biotech company Vivek Ramaswamy wants to start DOGE cuts by eliminating funding for unauthorized programs - including veteran healthcare4 $1 Billion

Requiring Senate confirmation

Position Name Qualifications? Quotes Worth
Interior Secretary  Doug  Burgum Doug Burgum >Tech Billionaire $1.1 Billion
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Billionaire founder of hedge fund Key Square Capital Management, formerly chief investment officer of Soros Fund Management
▶Does not believe the Federal minimum wage $7.25/hr (appox. $15k/yr full time) should be raised.
Other former clients include Jim Rogers, Jim Chanos, and Stanley Druckenmiller. Early in his career, he worked as securities analyst and options trader at the investment arm of a Saudi Arabian family." Reported
Billionaire
Attorney General Pam Bondi ▶Lobbyist, Ballard Partners (2019-2024)
▶Florida Attorney General (2011-2019)
▶A Trump attorney during his impeachment trial
▶Lobbied for 30 corporate, foreign government, and org clients including:
▶GEO Group: a private prisons company seeking more government contracts
Also lobbied for:
▶IGT Global Solutions: lottery & gaming company;
▶ Government of Qatara: a foreign agent
▶KGL Investment Company KSCC: a Kuwaiti company
▶Republic Services to avoid removing nuclear waste from a toxic waste dump.
▶Carnival Cruise Lines; General Motors, Amazon, Uber
Defense Secretary

Confirmed 1/24/25
(50-50, tie vote)

Pete Hegseth ▶Believes US needs to mount a strong defense against Islamist and leftist ideology.
▶Accused of sexual impropriety, alcohol abuse and financial mismanagement
▶Fox News host
▶Army Veteran
Has a tattoo of words 'Deus Vult,' a 'battle cry' of the Crusades, used by white supremacists. Suggested Gen. Charles Brown, chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff, should be fired for being too "woke." $18 Million
Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Robert F Kennedy ▶Anti-vaccinations
▶Anti-floride in water
Republicans opposed to him; Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician who will chair a committee that could host confirmation hearings for Kennedy. $15 Million
National Intelligence Director  Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard ▶Defended Russia's aggression toward Ukraine
▶Pro Russia and Syrian Pres. Al-Assad
▶Never worked in intelligence
▶Recent MAGA convert
▶Some consider her a Russian asset
In October, Gabbard baselessly suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris was the main instigator of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. $1M 6
Small Business Administrator  Kelly Loeffler Kelly Loeffler
$1.1 Billion
Commerce Secretary  Howard Lutnich Howard Lutnich ▶ Co-chaired Trump's 2024 transition team
▶Big proponent of tariffs
▶Business links with China
$2 Billion
Education Secretary  Tulsi Gabbard Linda McMahon ▶Opposed by the NEA
▶Has an agenda to privatize public education
Pro Wrestling magnate. Facing a lawsuit alleging knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee. $3.2 Billion
FBI Director Kash Patel Kash Patel A staunch Trump loyalist, Kash Patel has consistently prioritized political loyalty over professional integrity.

Sources


1. Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of 11/12/2024.

3. Here's how much JD Vance is worth, from his bitcoin to real estate holdings, CBS News, 11/1/24.

4. Vivek Ramaswamy wants to start DOGE cuts by eliminating funding for unauthorized programs - including veteran healthcare, https://www.yahoo.com/news/vivek-ramaswamy-wants-start-doge-223626905.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/vivek-ramaswamy-wants-start-doge-223626905.html, 11/14/24.

5. American television host Pete Hegseth has a net worth of $17 Million. Hegseth earns a salary of $5 million annually from Fox News. He owns $9.2 million in real estate assets. Hegseth owns a Range Rover, a BMW X7, Mercedes GLC, Tesla and a Rolls Royce. https://www.caclubindia.com/trending/pete-hegseth/, 12/4/24.

6. https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/democrats/tulsi-gabbard-net-worth/

7. New Tracker Keeps Tabs on Trump Appointees’ Conflicts of Interest, Public Citizen, Nov 19, 2024.

8. Cabinet Picks, NY Times.

9. Meet The American Oligarchy: Trump's Ultra-Rich Cabinet and Advisors, Mother Jones, Jan, 2025.

10. Top Three Reasons Linda McMahon Should Not Be Secretary of Education