Can Trumps Cabinet save him from himself?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Trump administration’s first Cabinet meeting should be an interesting affair. On issue after issue — Russia, the border wall, the Iran nuclear deal, climate change, torture, NATO — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees have diverged from his stated positions. So whose views will prevail? Could Trump’s secretaries help save Trump from himself — and the country from Trump? Will they offer a sobering dose-of-reality therapy for the reality TV president?

There are strong arguments for either outcome. I am tending ever so cautiously — clinging perhaps — to the optimistic one.

The official position of the Trump transition is no. “At the end of the day, each one of them is going to pursue a Trump agenda and a Trump vision,” incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters Thursday.

Spicer dismissed the nominees’ divergence from Trump at their confirmation hearings as answers when “they’re being asked their personal views here and there.” Wait. A personal view is if you prefer opera to hip-hop. The nominees’ testimony reflects their policy positions and assessments, in some cases deeply held convictions at the core of future responsibilities.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-trumps-cabinet-save-him-from-himself/2017/01/13/d5bdb7b8-d9bc-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html?utm_term=.abc4f4ea9b47&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1

[HAB911]

1. they are all liars saying what has to be said to be confirmed, IMO. n/t

[Pyke]

2. Not likely.

[etherealtruth]

3. Probably not ... his cabinet is not made up of the best or highly competent

his pResidency would be a lot less alarming if he surrounded himself with highly intelligent, highly competent people

[Phoenix61]

4. Absolutely not

They are all in it for themselves, just like Trump except they don't need the money, unlike the king of debt. The only managerial skills he has is intimidation and manipulation. I don't see that working so well with that group.

[Jacob Boehme]

5. Yeah... isn't this just friggin' grand...

We're going to be stuck with the runt of the twitter-litter for president; at least until we can figure out how to have him removed form office.

[KT2000]

6. Wishful thinking

they are all in it for themselves. These are not patriots leading our country, they are bottom-line money men.

[Vinca]

7. No. For the most part they are either unqualified for their positions or want to destroy

the agency they are being paid to lead. The Trump administration, from top to bottom, is going to be a giant clusterfuck. There's no other foreseeable outcome.

[democratisphere]

8. Fortunately not.

[hatrack]

9. No, because feeding frenzies don't have ground rules . . .

Next question?

[jmowreader]

10. No. They cannot.

I expect Trump to fire anyone on his cabinet that doesn't support him 100 percent.