Ex-Rep.: Cabinet picks 'deplorable
Former Rep. John Dingell blasts 'deplorable' Trump Cabinet picks
Story highlights
- John Dingell served as a Michigan congressman from 1955-2015
- He is one of many Democrats who have publicly disavowed Trump's Cabinet picks
(CNN)With
President-elect Donald Trump's preliminary Cabinet picks already
gaining criticism, former Michigan Rep. John Dingell added his own
personal disdain in a tweet Friday.
"Forget
the basket. The truly deplorable ones end up in the Cabinet," said
Dingell, who served in the House longer than any other representative in
history, making reference to a statement Hillary Clinton made during
the presidential race calling some Trump supporters a "basket of
deplorables."
Dingell's wife Debbie now serves in his former House seat.
Trump has already selected candidates for several key administration and Cabinet positions, including Breitbart's Steve Bannon as chief strategist and Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general,
both seen as contentious appointments and ushering in critics from both
sides of the aisle. Trump can simply hire Bannon, but as a member of
his cabinet, Sessions will need to be approved by the Senate. In the
1980s, before he was a senator, Sessions failed to achieve Senate
confirmation to the federal bench after a former colleague accused him
of making racist remarks.
One of the first sitting lawmakers to endorse Trump, Sessions has been haunted by old allegations of racism. Some, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, say Bannon's alt-right publication Breitbart is linked to white nationalist groups.
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