Past Presidents of the United States have had Cabinet officers who have been corrupt or outrageous in conduct, but never has any President had so many as Donald Trump.
There are no redeeming qualities for most of the Trump Cabinet and other top advisors, but some are the worst of the worst.
This select list would include, in no special order the following nine advisers to Trump:
Secretary of Defense (War) Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Attorney General Pam Bondi
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard
Director of the Office of Management And Budget Russell Vought
White House Border Czar Thomas Homan
White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller
Interestingly, when one looks at other Presidents and their Cabinet members, it is reality that Republicans are infamous for presiding over more corruption, particularly so under
Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)
Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
George W. Bush (2001-2009)
Donald Trump first term (2017-2021)
While there have been some examples of corruption under Democratic Presidents, none of them match anywhere near the level of these six Republican Presidents, including Donald Trump!
SNL premiered last night, making fun of Hegseth.
Trump Hit Brazil With Punitive Tariffs for Prosecuting His Ally But Promised Argentina a $20 Billion Taxpayer Bailout to Help His Other Pal Win Election
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-hit-brazil-with-punitive-tariffs
The Supreme Court Just Took Legal Status from 300,000 Venezuelans
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/the-supreme-court-just-took-legal-status-from-300000-venezuelans/
Trump administration offering some unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, according to memo.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-administration-offering-unaccompanied-migrant-children-2500-self-rcna235574
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/us/chicago-apartment-ice-raid?Date=20251004&Profile=CNN
Trump Authorizes Sending National Guard to Illinois
“In Oregon, a judge temporarily blocks the president from deploying troops in Portland”
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-authorizes-sending-national-guard-to-illinois-fb9f06e4
Border Patrol Agents Shoot Woman In Chicago As Protesters Confront Immigration Personnel
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/border-patrol-agents-shoot-woman-chicago_n_68e191f2e4b0d63b0a92b8d0
Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest.
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/federal-agents-knock-down-elderly-couple-during-portland-protest.html
Kristi Noem Says ICE Will Be ‘All Over’ Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/kristi-noem-ice-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-1236540306/
Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/04/ice-chicago-extreme-force-protesters-journalists
Totally inexcusable; they’re INCITING VIOLENCE.
Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/05/donald-trump-hatred-renewables-us-falling-behind-world
WTF????
Trump plan will limit disability benefits for older Americans.
“Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/05/disability-social-security-age-benefits/
The Terrifying New Memo Trump Could Use to Go After His Opposition
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-npsm-7-memo-crackdown-opposition-1235440530/
ADL split marks FBI shift away from targeting right-wing violence, scholars say.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/04/trump-fbi-kash-patel-adl
With a Democratic Party leadership vacuum, Obama steps up his criticism of Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/democratic-leadership-vacuum-obama-trump-criticism-rcna233711
Ha ha ha!
Trump snubs Virginia’s GOP nominee for governor even as she’s attacked as too ‘MAGA’.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/05/politics/trump-winsome-earle-sears-endorse-virginia-governor
Trump joins other Republicans in calling for Jay Jones to exit Virginia race.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/10/06/trump-republicans-pressure-jay-jones-withdraw/
I don’t think this will reset the entire election, but it may reset the attorney general campaign. Split tickets may be much more likely now.
The CDC has decided to stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone — leaving the choice up to patients.
https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/10/06/cdc-stops-recommending-covid-19-shots-all-leaves-decision-patients/
Trump is calling for Senator Richard Blumenthal to be investigated after he sparred with Trump’s Barbie doll AG yesterday during a contentious Senate hearing.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/politics/blumenthal-military-service-investigation-trump
What’s up with Marjorie Taylor Greene?!!! She’s siding with the Democrats regarding extending the Obamacare subsidies.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-health-care-shutdown
Epstein files update: Supreme Court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell appeal.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/politics/ghislaine-maxwell-supreme-court-appeal-epstein
Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/10/06/nx-s1-5559217/rfk-jr-mental-health-substance-abuse-ssri
Yes, and then hopefully he’ll seek the psychiatric help he so obviously and desperately deserves.
Top prosecutor is refusing to charge New York AG despite Trump pressure.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/top-prosecutor-trump-pressure-charge-new-york-ag-rcna235922
Flight Delays Begin as Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Worsen
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/flight-delays-faa-shutdown.html
White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren’t entitled to back pay.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/trump-memo-furloughed-federal-workers-backpay
Trump administration weighs selling parts of $1.6T federal student loan portfolio.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/07/trump-administration-selling-federal-student-loan-portfolio-00595456
C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/michael-ellis-cia-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU8.P6YD.LtpqXVbf21m_&smid=url-share
Manosphere Influencers Who Boosted Trump Are Now Cooling on Him
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/theo-von-joe-rogan-manosphere-influencers-trump-1235441563/
This is COMPLETELY f’ed up.
Herschel Walker confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/herschel-walker-trump-ambassador-bahamas-senate/
The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists.
“The Republican justices seem eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.”
https://www.vox.com/politics/463987/supreme-court-chiles-salazar-conversion-therapy
So much for science, expertise…or federalism!
The Unofficial Jobs Numbers Are In and It’s Rough Out There
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/the-unofficial-jobs-numbers-are-in-and-its-rough-out-there-3518e239?mod=hp_lead_pos4
Senate confirms scientist with ties to ‘Sharpiegate’ as top NOAA official.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-confirms-neil-jacobs-trump-sharpiegate-noaa-administrator-rcna236289
Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are backtracking.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/politics/johnson-adelita-grijalva-swearing-in
Bondi tells Schiff he should ‘apologize’ for impeaching Trump.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/07/congress/bondi-goes-after-schiff-00596375
To the contrary, Trump should have been convicted!
Republicans Used Pam Bondi’s Contentious Senate Hearing to Launch a Ludicrous New Conspiracy Theory
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a68888512/pam-bondi-senate-hearing-new-conspiracy-theory/
“Insurrectionists”: Trump blasts Democrats over shutdown, immigration
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/trump-insurrection-act-kamikaze-democrats
This is *extremely* dangerous rhetoric, also WILDLY false – and psychological “projection,” as the actual “insurrectionists” were actually pro-Trump on January 6, 2021.
Why the right-wing media apparatus is suddenly yelling about Jack Smith supposedly spying on GOP senators.
https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/why-right-wing-media-apparatus-suddenly-yelling-about-jack-smith-supposedly-spying-gop
How Trump uses federal cash that’s not his to spend to pursue his questionable goals.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/politics/trump-shutdown-tariffs-wic-farmers-analysis
Trump says he can pick and choose which feds get back pay. Republicans in Congress mostly disagree.
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2025/10/trump-says-he-can-pick-and-choose-which-feds-get-back-pay-republicans-congress-mostly-disagree/408668/
This is OUTRAGEOUS!
Former FBI Director James Comey to be arraigned Wednesday.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/politics/james-comey-arraignment
Appalling!
Trump administration cuts federal support for disabled Americans facing homelessness.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/trump-disability-benefits-ssi-soar
Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-agreement-10-09-25
Trust in federal health leadership is failing under RFK Jr., new poll finds.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/health/rfk-approval-cdc-trust-vaccines-kff
Hope this ceasefire is true and hope it holds. This war has been a NIGHTMARE on every level since 10/7/23.
Now we’re going to hear Trump bragging endlessly that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize because he ended the war in Gaza.
GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-could-lock-in-house-control-for-a-generation-if-scotus-ends-key-vra-protection-report-warns/
Nixon Now Looks Restrained
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/nixon-now-looks-restrained
Agreed. Trump is so horrible he makes Nixon look like an angel.
This is absolutely OUTRAGEOUS, and I don’t even like James Comey at all.
James Comey trial set for Jan. 5 on charges sought by Trump.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/08/james-comey-arraignment-trump-fbi-congress.html
This is totally f’ed up!
FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith’s probe into Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-fires-special-agents-worked-jack-smiths-probe-trump-rcna236415
Sen. Tim Kaine says air travel delays may bring Trump to shutdown negotiation table.
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2025-10-08/kaine-says-air-travel-delays-may-bring-trump-to-shutdown-negotiation-table
Now Trump is going after Letitia James.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/politics/letitia-james-grand-jury-trump-indictment
Ha. Ha. Ha.
And The Nobel Peace Prize Doesn’t Go To… Trump
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2025-nobel-peace-prize-winner_n_68e8cc67e4b0e374c3a76f11?origin=home-whats-happening-unit
US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza ceasefire deal.
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-gaza-israel-hamas-us-military-c19caf7b193dbb3bfaf056366f9e2369
WTF???
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/09/anti-fascism-mark-bray-rutgers-university
This indictment of Letitia James is PURE retribution, VERY dangerous and anti-rule-of-law/anti-democracy. Horrifying, really.
This is totally insane.
Trump eyes more cuts to green energy projects — including in red states.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5548351-trump-green-energy-cuts-red-states/
Trump announces extra 100% tariff on Chinese goods starting next month.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-china-tariff-extra-100-november/
That is illegal and unconstitutional.
Dow drops almost 900 points, S&P 500 declines the most since April after Trump’s new China tariff threat.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/09/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
WTF???
Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-qatar-air-force-facility-us-base-idaho/
ICE Pins Chicago TV News Producer to the Ground, Hauls Her Off in Unmarked Van
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-chicago-wgn-producer
Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump’s Powers
“Miller’s slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/201663/stephen-miller-says-i-trump-powers-national-guard
Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs Deepen Impasse, Angering Democrats
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/us/politics/trump-government-shutdown-layoffs-democrats.html
These are the federal agencies Trump is targeting for layoffs.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/10/trump-federal-layoffs-treasury-education-health
Mike Johnson says House will remain closed until shutdown ends.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5549384-johnson-house-closed-government-shutdown/
GOP Leaders Call ‘No Kings’ Protest A ‘Hate America’ Rally, Baselessly Suggest Terror Link
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/no-kings-republicans-hate-america-terrorists_n_68e93f7ae4b0a0b11bf2a30a
Criminal charges against Bolton expected as early as next week.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/criminal-charges-bolton-expected-early-week-rcna236926
Trump eyes a triumphal arch to mark America’s 250th anniversary.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/10/trump-triumphal-arch-washington/