What Is Donald Trump’s Cabinet Planning for America?
The Political Scene PodcastMatt Gaetz has “gone to Washington to burn it down,” says the staff writer Dexter Filkins. “And he’s been remarkably successful.”Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign up to receive our twice-weekly News & Politics newsletter.The New Yorker staff writers Dexter Filkins and Clare Malone join Tyler Foggatt to examine Donald Trump’s appointments of former congressman Matt Gaetz and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to his Cabinet. Gaetz, who has been nominated for Attorney General, is one of Trump’s most vociferous defenders and the former subject of a sex-trafficking investigation run by the Department of Justice. (Gaetz has denied all allegations.) Trump has chosen Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, giving one of the world’s most prominent anti-vaccine activists broad powers over public health. How would these men reshape the legal and medical infrastructures of our federal government? And will they even be confirmed?This week’s reading:“How Far Would Matt Gaetz Go?,” by Dexter Filkins“R.F.K., Jr.,’s Next Move,” by Clare Malone“Why Is Elon Musk Really Embracing Donald Trump?,” By John Cassidy“Trump’s Cabinet of Wonders,” by David Remnick“The Most Extreme Cabinet Ever,” by Susan B. GlasserTune in to The Political Scene wherever you get your podcasts.
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The New Yorker staff writers Dexter Filkins and Clare Malone join Tyler Foggatt to examine Donald Trump’s appointments of former congressman Matt Gaetz and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to his Cabinet. Gaetz, who has been nominated for Attorney General, is one of Trump’s most vociferous defenders and the former subject of a sex-trafficking investigation run by the Department of Justice. (Gaetz has denied all allegations.) Trump has chosen Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, giving one of the world’s most prominent anti-vaccine activists broad powers over public health. How would these men reshape the legal and medical infrastructures of our federal government? And will they even be confirmed?
This week’s reading:
- “How Far Would Matt Gaetz Go?,” by Dexter Filkins
- “R.F.K., Jr.,’s Next Move,” by Clare Malone
- “Why Is Elon Musk Really Embracing Donald Trump?,” By John Cassidy
- “Trump’s Cabinet of Wonders,” by David Remnick
- “The Most Extreme Cabinet Ever,” by Susan B. Glasser
Tune in to The Political Scene wherever you get your podcasts.
