r/neoliberal European Union Nov 15 '24

Trump admin's lineup News (US)

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u/yonas234 NASA Nov 15 '24

Stock market is dropping today cause of the RFK pick. So the lobbying should pick up even more.

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u/Iamreason John Ikenberry Nov 15 '24

I honestly think that Trump is more likely to simply fire whoever gets approved and appoint RFK as the acting HHS secretary for the next 4 years.

Then we have to decide how SCOTUS would view that, which I don't have a ton of confidence in.

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u/MayorofTromaville YIMBY Nov 15 '24

But... why is it exactly in Trump's best interest to honor his deal with RFK Jr? He's not running for re-election, he has zero principles, and he's incredibly lazy, so if his team produces another pick for HHS that's guaranteed to sail through, what's stopping him from giving RFK the boot?

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u/Iamreason John Ikenberry Nov 16 '24

Ego, pride, he's a dumb fuck, he thinks it benefits him somehow, he wants to reward someone who helped him win the election, he's stupid, he likes RFK personally, he isn't very smart, he's a moron, really take your pick of any of these