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[–] GarrulousBrevity@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well, he's really qualified because of his podcasting. Actually, now that I think about it, that's a theme

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Trump picks people from a few lists:

  1. Republicans with a strong presence on social media.
  2. Whoever wrote the relevant bit of Project 2025.
  3. People plausibly accused of being Russian assets.
[–] TheRagingGeek@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Probably some overlap but I have to assume people who have donated to his election coffers are also promoted to the top of his pick lists

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Ya, people who have an audience and can influence / sway voters with propoganda and lies. He fired another podcaster as deputy director of the FBI.