I mean, can he be expected to know about people who he doesn’t see on TV? Only people on TV are real!
this post was submitted on 01 May 2026
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These nomination tend to trickle down from the President's inner circle and Congressional allies. So if he's surrounded himself with media hacks, of course all his subsequent picks are going to be from that same corona of influencers and talking heads.
FFS, Kash Patel is running the FBI. He's got zero background.
Why not get a TV doctor with a degree from... Ross University School of Medicine in Portsmouth, Dominica? Lolz. Lmao. She's literally got her doctorate from a Caribbean for-profit diploma mill. 🤣 We are so fucked.
It's called reality TV, duh! /s
A Fox News contributor wellness influencer that peddles supplements, no less.
Those are all essential qualifications for the Trump administration.
Hot blonde from Fox
I'm sure he looked really hard at her resume.
So sick of this shit.
I’m tired, boss
Window shopping for empty suits, same old. It's pretty clear that public health is close to if not the bottom of the regime's priorities. They just need someone willing to further scapegoat trans people, gut existing programs, and deliver anti-science/pro-corporate policy written by the 2-3 people Trump is actually listening to that week.
He's never been qualified for anything, just born rich. As a result, he's bankrupted companies and casinos and tanked the US economy. Of course he would see no value in people actually being qualified for a job!
Reality TV government for maximum drama.
Taking care of citizens? GOP ain't about it. Gold ballrooms, you fucking dirty peasants.
Make sure the guy's the best in the bloodletting business, so he gets to relive the George Washington experience!
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The Surgeon General isn't really that important anyways.
Unlike where the likes of RFK is...