2024-11-21 15:11:53

‘Government by the worst’: why people are calling Trump’s new sidekicks a ‘kakistocracy’

The word is trending as Trump makes cabinet picks – but it’s not the first time it’s been used to describe lousy leadershipMatt Gaetz running the justice department. Fox hosts in charge of the Pentagon and transportation. Elon Musk as head of layoffs. And Robert F Kennedy Jr and Dr Oz overseeing the nation’s health.Some have likened Donald Trump’s administrative picks to a clown car; others are calling our incoming leadership a kakistocracy, or “government by the worst people”, as Merriam-Webster puts it. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/21/trump-administration-kakistocracy

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