1/ Trump may be gone, but he left plenty of lackeys behind. Here are some of the worst. bit.ly/2YAlLuZ
2/ Most of Trump’s federal appointments rewarded loyalists with cushy positions on boards or commissions. But many were “burrowed in"—a process wherein a lame-duck president converts appointees into civil servants who the next president will have a hard time getting rid of.
3/ In the listings below, 🐿 = Burrower; 🏆 = Cushy appointment.
First up, Kellyanne Conway.
In December, Conway was granted a slot advising the academy that trains cadets for the Air Force—and the Space Force.
First up, Kellyanne Conway.
In December, Conway was granted a slot advising the academy that trains cadets for the Air Force—and the Space Force.
4/ Brandon Middleton.
Under Trump, Middleton played an important behind-the-scenes role in rolling back environmental regulations. In September, Trump made him a top lawyer in the office that runs the biggest environmental cleanup program in the world.
Under Trump, Middleton played an important behind-the-scenes role in rolling back environmental regulations. In September, Trump made him a top lawyer in the office that runs the biggest environmental cleanup program in the world.
5/ Andrew Giuliani.
Trump appointed the son of his personal lawyer to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. The Giulianis aren’t Jewish.
Trump appointed the son of his personal lawyer to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. The Giulianis aren’t Jewish.
6/ Elaine Chao.
Before she jumped the sinking ship of the Trump administration in January, the transportation secretary (who’s married to Sen. Mitch McConnell) scored a cushy gig on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees.
Before she jumped the sinking ship of the Trump administration in January, the transportation secretary (who’s married to Sen. Mitch McConnell) scored a cushy gig on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees.
7/ Corey Lewandowski.
Even though Lewandowski has no military background beyond a course at the Naval War College and was fired from Trump’s financially disarrayed 2016 campaign, he was nonetheless appointed to the panel that gives the Pentagon business management tips.
Even though Lewandowski has no military background beyond a course at the Naval War College and was fired from Trump’s financially disarrayed 2016 campaign, he was nonetheless appointed to the panel that gives the Pentagon business management tips.
8/ Ginni Thomas and Matt Schlapp.
Thomas is married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Schlapp's wife, Mercedes, was Trump’s director of strategic communications. Trump appointed both to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board.
Thomas is married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Schlapp's wife, Mercedes, was Trump’s director of strategic communications. Trump appointed both to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board.
9/ Christopher Prandoni.
Prandoni once worked for Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), whom the Center for Biological Diversity named the number one “public lands enemy” in Congress. Now he’s an administrative law judge at the Department of the Interior.
Prandoni once worked for Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), whom the Center for Biological Diversity named the number one “public lands enemy” in Congress. Now he’s an administrative law judge at the Department of the Interior.
10/ Darren Beattie.
In 2018, Beattie was fired as a White House speechwriter when it came out that he had attended a white nationalist gathering two years earlier. Naturally, Trump appointed him to the commission that, among other things, helps to preserve Holocaust sites.
In 2018, Beattie was fired as a White House speechwriter when it came out that he had attended a white nationalist gathering two years earlier. Naturally, Trump appointed him to the commission that, among other things, helps to preserve Holocaust sites.
11/ Michael Savage.
The right-wing radio host’s greatest hits include losing his MSNBC show after telling a caller to “get AIDS and die” and calling for Nancy Pelosi to be “arrested and deported.” He now has a seat on the board overseeing the Presidio in San Francisco.
The right-wing radio host’s greatest hits include losing his MSNBC show after telling a caller to “get AIDS and die” and calling for Nancy Pelosi to be “arrested and deported.” He now has a seat on the board overseeing the Presidio in San Francisco.
12/12 Read more, from @Matt_D_Cohen, here: bit.ly/2YAlLuZ
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