Trump’s Cabinet picks: The good, the bad and the ugly
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Soon after his decisive win on Nov. 5, Donald Trump began nominating the team that will carry out his second administration’s agenda. His choices reveal a desire to disrupt Washington, and disruption is needed in many places.
Read on for an overview of Mr. Trump’s picks—the good, bad and ugly, according to the Editorial Board. Some of Mr.
Trump’s initial choices fit squarely in the first category. Examples include his choice of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department and Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to lead the Energy Department.
Both nominees understand how energy markets work, unlike Biden officials whose primary goal was to lock up America’s fossil-fuel resources. Another productive pick is former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department, a job that will require brawling with the federal bureaucracy, teachers unions and other special interest groups. Ms.
McMahon is well suited for the task. Brendan Carr, Mr. Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is also a good choice.
Mr. Carr will free up spectrum and ease broadband permitting—while remaining focused on the FCC’s core mission. Mr.
Trump’s decision to hand Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk the job of running a new Department of Government Efficiency might be his best idea yet. Messrs. Ramaswamy and Musk will have the tall task of reforming and shrinking the federal government and liberating Americans from the suffocating control of an ever-expanding administrative
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