Trump's Cabinet Choices Are Leaving Many Puzzled, So People Have Started Casting Their Own Picks

Alana Valko
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This week, while walking home from a yoga class, blissfully trying to forget reality, I opened my phone, shocked, to New York Times notifications announcing some of Trump's cabinet picks. This was pretty much my feeling:

Twitter: @judygoldfish

Among those announced include Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, nominated for a newly made-up department called "Department of Government Efficiency" (cringely dubbed D.O.G.E.), a Fox News host nominated as Secretary of Defense, a "border czar" who vowed to "run the biggest deportation" in US history (including deporting mixed-immigration status families at the border), and most recently, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, despite being under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.

@StatisticUrban / @elonmusk / Via Twitter: @StatisticUrban

As cabinet picks started rolling out, people made jokes about the selections, even creating their own "announcements" mocking Trump's choices. Here are some of the best ones:

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division / Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection/ @terri_updates / Via Twitter: @terri_updates

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division / @leamichele / @LyricVault / Via instagram.com

In case you don't know, there's been a longstanding meme-conspiracy that Lea Michele can't read, which she says is false.

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Split image: Donald Trump on the left, actor in a floral shirt on the right with text jokingly announcing a fictional cabinet appointment

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division / Warner Bros. / @brookstweetz / Via Twitter: @brookstweetz

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is the ruthless and manipulative head of House Harkonnen in Dune, known for his obsession with reclaiming control over the spice-rich planet Arrakis.

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Split-screen image of Donald Trump and another man in suits. The heading mentions Trump's announcement about government efficiency leadership

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division / Paras Griffin/Getty Images / @clintoris / Via Twitter: @clintoris

Woah Vicky is an internet personality and rapper known for her controversial videos and statements, including claiming she is Black.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division / Paul Redmond/WireImage / @gayandold / Via Twitter: @gayandold

Azealia Banks is a rapper known mostly for her controversial public persona, including high-profile feuds with celebrities like Iggy Azalea, Elon Musk, Cardi B, and Grimes. She voted for Trump.

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Split image: Left side shows actor in Hannibal Lecter costume; right side shows a politician speaking. Text reads: "Trump announces Health Secretary Lecter."

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division / @1975kurtis / Via Twitter: @1975kurtis

Matty Healy, the lead singer of The 1975, has been the subject of huge controversy and media speculation over the past few years, particularly around his relationship with Taylor Swift.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division / HBO / @SuccessionOOC / Via Twitter: @SuccessionOOC

Roman Roy is one of media mogul Logan Roy's children in Succession. In one episode, he's famously put in charge of overseeing the launch of a Japanese satellite, only to watch it explode into flames.

And lastly:

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Twitter: @CasualThursday

Earlier this year, a man in Alabama crashed his car, took off his clothes, and jumped in the aquarium at a Bass Pro Shops, per AP. Here's the clip.

Got any other suggestions for Trump's cabinet? Let us know in the comments!

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