Discussion: The Trump Appointees That Weren't: Some White House Job Offers Don't Pan Out

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“I have plenty of time to serve,” she added.

So, Lord willing, will Trump. Hard time, that is.

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Kobach wanted to head up ICE.

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You beat me to it; I’d settle for 5-10 in a Federal “country club,” so long as they get her out of the public eye. She is as repellent as the blonde idiot and Sarah Sanders combined.

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“So we’re doing a lot of interviews tomorrow — generals, dictators, we have everything.”

Uhm, yeah, a word there seems out of place (except in a Trump administration).

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Some additional Trump interviewees that never quite panned out:

  • Martin Shkreli for Surgeon General.
  • Jerry Sandusky as Secretary of Education.
  • Bernie Madoff to Comptroller of the Currency.
  • Richard Spencer for Ambassador to Israel.
  • Paula Deen to the EEOC.
  • Kim Davis for the National Science Foundation.
  • Sarah Palin to run the Library of Congress.
  • Ted Nugent as Arms-Control Negotiator.
  • Mark David Chapman to head the NEA.
  • The surviving Milli Vanilli guy as Poet Laureate.
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I’ve never before “liked” every post in a thread, until this one.

Good job, everyone, although the original article almost wrote them itself.

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“Do you believe in Magic?”

“No one can tell you the rules of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’. Donald Trump just does what he wants, which is pontificating to people who are sucking up to him, while the network people try to manipulate him into try to making the highest rated show they can.” - Penn Jillette

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Also, Tom Marino (R-PA 10th) who was to have been Trump’s drug czar.

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Some additional Trump interviewees that never quite panned out:[/quote]

Martin Shkreli for Surgeon General. – position filled by Jared Kushner
Jerry Sandusky as Secretary of Education. – position filled by Jared Kushner
Bernie Madoff to Comptroller of the Currency. – position filled by Jared Kushner
Richard Spencer for Ambassador to Israel. – position filled by Jared Kushner
Paula Deen to the EEOC. – administration believes the position does not exist
Kim Davis for the National Science Foundation. – position filled by Jared Kushner
Sarah Palin to run the Library of Congress. – position filled by Jared Kushner
Ted Nugent as Arms-Control Negotiator. – Sensitive position: POTUS will handle negotiations via Twitter
Mark David Chapman to head the NEA. – position filled by Jared Kushner
The surviving Milli Vanilli guy as Poet Laureate. – position filled by Jared Kushner

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I’m surprised he didn’t get the position. He played to Trumpp’s background in entertainment and sent in an “audition” video.

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See, in some areas, at least, the worst has not happened.