It's pretty rich that MSNBC's Jen Psaki is complaining about President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominations when we know she was negotiating a contract with MSNBC while still White House press secretary for President Joe Biden. It was a strictly lateral move — she went from reading Democrat talking points in the White House briefing room to reading them on air at MSNBC. The gig probably paid a lot more, though.
Progressives have plenty of complaints about Trump's appointees, but one of their biggest is that they lack experience. Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense? He's a weekend anchor on Fox News (with 20 years of experience in the military, which they always forget to mention).
The Hoover Institution's Lanhee Chen was a guest on MSNBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, where he reminded Psaki that Xavier Becerra, Biden's pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, had no background in health care. He took Kamala Harris' place as California's attorney general after she was elected to the Senate (and continued Harris' prosecution of the whistleblowers who shot the video of Planned Parenthood executives bragging about selling body parts).
"Let's not forget — we had a nominee for HHS secretary in THIS administration who had never dealt with health care before being nominated!" @lanheechen pic.twitter.com/BUFw1nC4FW
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 17, 2024
“I’m not here to defend” and then Psaki defends the Dem
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 17, 2024
Psaki is such a pathetic shill.
— Tracy 🇺🇸 (@TracyJHoban) November 17, 2024
A fat out of shape man that is pretending to be a woman who is an attorney by trade is our current HHS.
— EE🇺🇲 (@sundriedtears) November 17, 2024
These people need to be thrown off the air waves. They think everyone is dumb. Sick of being insulted.
Her hands do all the talking.
— Chris Stevens (@chris_t_stevens) November 17, 2024
Becerra, who Biden selected, is an attorney. I don't recall the left pushing back against him.
— Writer, CR HIATT⭐⭐⭐ (@CR_HIATT) November 17, 2024
Unqualified leadership alert! Former HHS Secretary nominee had zero healthcare experience. How can we trust untested leaders to make life-or-death decisions?
— 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 (@DKH013) November 17, 2024
This sounds like a subtle endorsement of Robert Kennedy Jr. for HHS.
— Chads Of America (@chadsofamerica) November 17, 2024
I approve.
A transportation secretary, and an energy secretary also.
— Joseph Middleton (@SquirtLagurski) November 17, 2024
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg likes trains but doesn't exactly spring into action when they derail. Jennifer Granholm? Her experience with energy was adjusting the thermostat.
Note the arm pat. She is physically reprimanding him for speaking out of turn about the current administration.
— BowTiedSchnauzer (@BowSchnauzer) November 17, 2024
The attorney general for the state of California is obviously well versed in the practice of medicine. Apparently.
— TraderG5 (@G5Trader) November 17, 2024
The hypocrisy is astounding! Psaki can’t defend the indefensible. The Biden administration keeps pushing unqualified people into positions of power while trying to lecture everyone else. It’s time they get held accountable for their incompetence.
— Noah Kau (@noahikaikakau) November 18, 2024
As this editor frequently asks, name one member of the Biden administration who's doing a good job. Just one.
They hate standards being used against them that they use on others.
— Number 24601 (@karndogs) November 17, 2024
Remember when Whoopi Goldberg said that Dr. Jill Biden would make a great Surgeon General?
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