George Hotelling on Nostr: Trump’s cabinet appointments are loyalty tests. Not just for the candidates, like ...

Trump’s cabinet appointments are loyalty tests. Not just for the candidates, like making Kennedy eat McDonald’s, but also for the legislators who are voting to approve.

He doesn’t give a shit about Dr. Oz heading up Medicare, but wants to know which Republicans will vote against their own conscience to follow Trump’s orders. The dumber the appointment, the clearer the signal.

It’s a big loyalty test, with a side benefit of letting him control the news cycle.