Donald Trump has yet to take office, but he’s already making questionable choices that have Democrats and Republicans both scratching their heads while the internet dunks on him in the most hilarious way possible!
It’s only been a little more than a week since the presidential election, and Trump is already announcing who he plans to choose to fill all of his Cabinet positions, but his bonkers picks leave a lot to be desired. Not only did he choose Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense — who is an army veteran but is mostly known as a Fox News host — and self-proclaimed dog murderer Kristi Noem as secretary of homeland security, but he has also handed out the role of attorney general to Rep. Matt Gaetz and picked former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be his director of national intelligence.
The moment these bizarre Cabinet picks were announced, the internet started roasting Trump, and we get it. Gabbard, a kooky conspiracy theorist who was once a Democratic presidential primary contender before switching sides and labeling herself as a Republican, will be overseeing 18 spy agencies and preparing the president’s daily intelligence briefings. This is especially terrifying considering Gabbard is known for repeating Russian propaganda — or maybe that doesn’t matter considering Trump reportedly doesn’t read the briefings anyway. Look at the silver lining: his incompetence may work in our favor this time!
If confirmed by the Senate, Gaetz will be heading the most powerful federal law enforcement agency in the country, which includes the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration. That’s right, the same person who was the focus of a years-long investigation by the Justice Department and House Ethics Committee into allegations that Gaetz had sexual relations with an underage girl and used illicit drugs will be running the very department that once investigated him. At this rate, Trump will fill his entire cabinet with weirdos who are unqualified for the job, eliminating all guardrails on his bad behavior and leaving the White House without an adult in the room who may have tempered his worst instincts.
Trump’s cabinet picks are so deranged that the internet quickly started spitting out hilarious jokes and memes, quipping that Casey Anthony should be the next director of the Department of Child and Family Services, that Glee’s Sue Sylvester will be heading up the Department of Performing Arts, and that the “Menendez Brothers are going to be running the Bureau of Prisons.” Even Bravo host Andy Cohen threw his hat in the ring, posting on X (formerly Twitter) for Trump to “put me in the cabinet.”
Keep scrolling to see the funniest reactions to Trump’s unhinged Cabinet picks!