Trump auditions cabinet prospects high above Manhattan

You're fired!

Trump has not held a full-fledged news conference since July.

What's he hiding from now? Why is he using Twitter as his means of communication? Can it be proved that it's actually Trump sending the tweets, and not one of his servants? Is he as sick as some have hinted? Why is he holed up in his palace?

I'm sure the posters who lambasted Clinton for similar issues will agree that this is disconcerting. Am I right?

The media coverage of Trump's tweets as the equivalent of actual news is a significant problem. It is just plain lazy and not journalism. A tweet is on the bottom levels of speech and discourse. If you stop treating every tweet like it is a pronouncement from the Almighty maybe we would actually force the tweeter to give interviewers or public speeches about important topics.

Why is Gingrich wearing a Harry Potter cape?

Trump is not sick. He is just panicking about having to actually do stuff. He only entered the presidential race for a lark, never imagining people would be foolish enough to play along. He is hoping Pence can step in as soon as possible.

My worry is that The Party is keeping the anointed one-elect in his private castle. I think they're allowing him to keep his pet toy, Twitter, knowing from here on out he'll be forced to read their scripts from a teleprompter.

Given all the criticism the rightists had of Obama reading from a teleprompter, I'm sure they'll be outraged when Trump does so, too. Am I correct?

Someone tell Newt to keep his wife's undergarments under his clothes. Maybe he was just there to pitch a new TV show, Sneer Eye for the Fat Guy, with Christie as cohost.

Unpenning the gators....

Why is Gingrich wearing a Harry Potter cape?

I dunno but that button holding it together is one tough lil sucker.

Don't know why this parade of shady characters through Trump Palace reminded me of Bachman Turner Overdrive, but it did. I hope the mods indulge me by allowing me to share this great memory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCIUf8eYPqA

I wonder how many people defending Trump's cabinet decisions are doing so simply because they've committed to Trump so much that to acknowledge that he is shoring up the swamp instead of draining it would be a hit on their identity. And conversely I wonder about the people who could actually support his choices.

What's he hiding from now? Why is he using Twitter as his means of communication?

Because he can.

Can it be proved that it's actually Trump sending the tweets, and not one of his servants?

More ThinkProgress nonesense?

Is he as sick as some have hinted? Why is he holed up in his palace?

Is that a crime and is that the main focus for the Democrats? Just to criticize and bring nothing to the table?

I'm sure the posters who lambasted Clinton for similar issues will agree that this is disconcerting. Am I right?

No, Clinton was a criminal, big difference as well as a Washington Wall Street elite.

Moderator: Mrs Clinton has not been charged with any crime, so your remarks are libelous.

I'm sure the posters who lambasted Clinton for similar issues will agree that this is disconcerting. Am I right?

Actually we all have hypocritical blinders on and the politicians we support can do no wrong and everyone else is evil with no right to express their repugnant opinions. Am I right?

If Trump hires Tulsi Gabbard for any post that ensures that she will be on television every other day I will be happy.

Here's an update from the president-elect:

A Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xX_KaStFT8

'Everyone' except all the people who voted for Clinton, winner of the popular vote over Trump. Only 10% of voters on Trump's home island Manhattan voted for him--shows the high regard for Trump by the people who know him best.

I just keep wondering when the wicked bi..I mean witch of the west Ann Coulter is going to arrive and get offered special envoy to the mideast in this clown car of an administration...

I just keep wondering when the wicked bi..I mean witch of the west Ann Coulter is going to arrive and get offered special envoy to the mideast in this clown car of an administration...

That would be awesome! The snowflakes would lose it all over again. Maybe Cheri will threaten to move to Canada or Jupiter or make some other idiotic comment. I'm enjoying the Left's shrill over reactions immensely. Better yet, I hope he appoints Ivanka as UN Ambassador! Then watch the media have seizures over it.

@Wolfpack, Ivanka is comparatively tolerable, but I don't know how someone goes from hawking $10,000 bracelets straight to an important diplomatic office. Better stock up on that overpriced junk jewelry now--it may come in handy to show your loyalty to America's royal rich. Or go the route of the Trump advisor who has a tattoo of Nixon on his back!

@Serrano re the youtube

But he read from a TELEPROMPTER!

By the way, how can you be sure that was Trump and not a lookalike The Party created? This is just my personal opinion, but I think Alec Baldwin does a better Trump than the one shown on the video.

The snowflakes would lose it all over again.

Might be careful about "snowflake" comments, Wolf - it's Trump who apparently spends his time watching SNL and then whining about his portrayals on Twitter. How thin-skinned this man is is frightening - he yesterday cancelled his scheduled trip to Israel just after Netanyahu criticized his Muslim travel ban proposal.

Will he make it to his inauguration?

AP: ... But the media were clearly on his mind as he met with executives and on-air personalities from TV networks. He frequently singled out the media — declaring them “so dishonest” — for criticism during the campaign, but it’s not unusual for presidents to hold off-the-record meetings with journalists when trying to promote policies or programs. ... Among the attendees were NBC anchor Lester Holt and “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd, ABC “Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos and anchor David Muir, CBS “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and several executives at the networks. ... None of the attendees would discuss the meeting with reporters in the lobby, though Conway said it was “very cordial, very productive, very congenial.” ...

LOL, that's not what the NY Post's inside sources said!:

http://nypost.com/2016/11/21/donald-trumps-media-summit-was-a-f-ing-firing-squad/

Donald Trump’s media summit was a ‘f—ing firing squad’ - November 21, 2016

... Donald Trump scolded media big shots during an off-the-record Trump Tower sitdown on Monday, sources told The Post. ... “It was like a f–ing firing squad,” one source said of the encounter. ... “Trump started with [CNN chief] Jeff Zucker and said ‘I hate your network, everyone at CNN is a liar and you should be ashamed,’ ” the source said. ... “The meeting was a total disaster. The TV execs and anchors went in there thinking they would be discussing the access they would get to the Trump administration, but instead they got a Trump-style dressing down,” the source added. ... A second source confirmed the fireworks. “The meeting took place in a big board room and there were about 30 or 40 people, including the big news anchors from all the networks,” the other source said. “Trump kept saying, ‘We’re in a room of liars, the deceitful dishonest media who got it all wrong.’ He addressed everyone in the room calling the media dishonest, deceitful liars. He called out Jeff Zucker by name and said everyone at CNN was a liar, and CNN was [a] network of liars,” the source said. ...

Sounds like Trump punked the media hotshots (again!) ... understandable the AP wouldn't be reporting that version of it ...

I'm enjoying the Left's shrill over reactions immensely

We're enjoying watching the clown car being the laughing stock of the universe

Turbo, seems that "punking" the "MSM" is a big thing with Trump's crowd. Take his hanger-on, Richard Spencer (ideological ally with his advisers Corey Lewandowski, Roger Stone, Stephen Bannon - heck, might want to throw in Mike Flynn), who attacked the media today for not being sufficiently alert to the threat white superiority over America is under:

The press has clearly decided to double-down and wage war against the legitimacy of Trump and the continued existence of white America. But they are really opening up the door for us. America was, until this past generation, a white country, designed for ourselves and our posterity. It is our creation, it is our inheritance, and it belongs to us.

At this particular juncture in American history, Turbo, it appears quite more prudent to view the press more favorably and the Trump administration more skeptically - that is, given all of this background.

@Laguna

"Hanger-on" doesn't mean what you seem to think it does.

Google def 'hanger-on' (https://www.google.com/#q=definition+of+hanger+on):

a person who associates with another person or a group in a sycophantic manner or for the purpose of gaining some personal advantage.

"he was a hanger-on who used to come around and drink with Father"

If you need further explanation, 'hanger-on' does not mean someone who admires from afar': associates with' is in the social sense, not the psychological.

By your definition of 'hanger-on', Hillary had at least one professed hanger-on on the KKK, are you ready to disavow her?

to the threat white superiority over America is under:

Oh please stop.

it appears quite more prudent to view the press more favorably

The same corporate media that sold the lie of WMD's in Iraq, the same corporate media that can't even say the word Petrodollar, the same corporate media that ignores Obama's proxy war in Yemen because he sold them the weapons to do it?

'corporate media that sold the lie of WMD's in Iraq'

Fair point, but shouldn't the intelligence agencies who provided the bogus assessments for the media to report ultimately shoulder the blame? Did the Bush administration make their decision based on mind control by Barbara Walters?

Turbo, you're quibbling over semantics. An openly racist group that would likely have received little to no attention just held a conference in Washington D.C. They were able to do so because of the support that a large number of Trump voters supply. During this conference, much attention was paid to how a Trump administration would help their movement achieve their goals - goals which, without Trump, would have been unspeakable in polite society. So, yes, they are just riding the Trump train.

Read more about the group here. Perhaps you will like them!

http://www.npiamerica.org/

@Laguna:

You're trying to associate him with Trump but the association is made by Hillary shills.

I've only heard about Spencer from you, an avowed anti-Trumpist, so I suppose this is another effort to create a dark horse to bring down the right. Now that I think about, it's highly likely some of these groups are funded by Soros to serve as boogeymen.

And so with just as much validity I could say to you:

Read more about Imperial Klans of America, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan! Perhaps you will like them!:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Klans_of_America

Website: http://www.kkkk.net/

After all, the KKK serves the purpose of the Democratic elite much more than it serves that of Republicans.

Turbo, thanks for the NY Post link proving your man is totally unhinged. As if we didn't know already. But we didn't expect to get such excellent material from such an unlikely source!

These are the same media bigwigs who threw tantrums at Steakgate, when Trump didn't invite him to his night out for dinner.

So, who's unhinged? Why should Trump kowtow to them?

I understand that in public Trump has to pretend to believe certain things because it's part of his campaigning: the election is rigged, the media are all liars etc. But to maintain the pretence even in a private setting is truly bizarre.

Why should Trump kowtow to them?

No leader must kowtow to the fourth estate. Trump will (likely, very) soon learn lessons on the benefits of treating people with respect. (Okay - he might not learn them, but the lessons will be dealt.)

theeastisred: But to maintain the pretence even in a private setting is truly bizarre.

It's not a pretence, anyone paying attention could see the slant, having someone count up the stories (and finding broadcast media stories 91% vs. Trump) wasn't exactly necessary. The NYT admitted to abandoning objectivity.

And, as for '... rigged election ... pretence ...', I say, 'the Democratic Manhattan elections commissioner was caught on tape describing various means of voter fraud in the media center of the world', then you say ... what?

Your loyalty is endearing...

'Democratic' Manhattan elections commissioner ...

Apparently, Turbo is discussing these rather unhinged comments from a disturbed elderly man:

http://nypost.com/2016/10/11/elections-official-caught-on-video-blasting-de-blasios-id-program/

Statistics show that voter fraud does not exist in any meaningful way, yet some are all so eager to believe; interestingly, these tinfoil-hatters are most all Republican and believe the deception comes only from the left. If voter fraud were so easy, wouldn't the right do it, too - and thus the fraud would cancel itself out?

(But that's just logic.)

(But that's just logic.)

Damn you and your logic! Stop being correct!

America has never been in more need of patriots to help end this nonsense.

Oh my, this is interesting.

Clinton has 1.7 Million more votes than Trump!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/us-election-hillary-clinton-popular-vote-donald-trump-electoral-college-a7429291.html

Though Trump will most likely get the Electoral College victory, it's clear that the MAJORITY of Americans preferred Clinton. The PEOPLE chose her.

A tweet is on the bottom levels of speech and discourse.

Get used to it. Legacy news corporations have worn out their welcome because of lies and deceit. Embracing new forms of communication be it through social media, alternative websites or plain old word of mouth is what the future of news reporting will be about. The people will read it then decide for themselves if it's real or fake.

Will he make it to his inauguration?

With flying colors!

PTownsend: "By the way, how can you be sure that was Trump and not a lookalike The Party created? This is just my personal opinion, but I think Alec Baldwin does a better Trump than the one shown on the video."

My opinion is Baldwin's Trump bites the big one, there are far better Trump impersonators, but apparently none of them were successful in preventing his election, heh heh.

Oh my, THIS is interesting:

Take away Clinton's California surplus of around 3.2 million Hollywood votes, and Trump wins the popular vote in the rest of the country by around 1.4 million votes.

Did the Bush administration make their decision based on mind control by Barbara Walters?

It's a very good idea question everything. Even Barbra Walters. I'd say your attempt at sarcasm failed.

How Americas Most Powerful News Media Worked Hand in Glove with the Central Intelligence Agency and Why the Church Committee Covered It Up

“More than 400 American journalists … in the past twenty?five years have secretly carried out assignments for the Central Intelligence Agency...

http://www.carlbernstein.com/magazine_cia_and_media.php

"Take away Clinton's California surplus of around 3.2 million Hollywood votes, and Trump wins the popular vote in the rest of the country by around 1.4 million votes."

Take away Trump's KKK votes, votes from people who think the abolition of slavery was a mistake, votes from people who think gays should not be allowed in the US, votes from people who think Obama is the anti-Christ......

Are you sure you want to go down this road?

Take away Clinton's California surplus of around 3.2 million Hollywood votes, and Trump wins the popular vote in the rest of the country by around 1.4 million votes.

Ha ha! I get it - you see, Californians are not "real" Americans.

Oh, my, THIS is interesting:

Replace the surplus by which Trump won those sparsely-populated great plains states with the huge deficit by which he lost in California and he would have lost the electoral college.

All incredible indeed that is what Mr Trump is known for. My only question is when he is having conflicting interests of businesses that could affect his credibility how he can get over to become real president?

Any way American voters as also the Republicans need to know what is their duties are per se American Constitutional proprieties, i think then they can decide on recall or referendum and all that1

Ha ha, oh my, the poor libs just can't seem to accept the fact that Hillary Clinton, even with the support of the president of the United States ( who changed hs mind after previously saying that Hillary would say anything and do nothing ), his wife ( who changed her mind after previously saying if she can't run her own house, she can't run the White House ), Lady Gaga, Matt Damon, Madonna, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and most Hollywood elites, and guaranteed the biggest Electoral College prize, California, STILL LOST, hee hee!

Geeesh! BBC is pumping the masses with their ridiculous coverage of a meaningless white nationalist conference in DC. No reason to give these idiots airtime but that's what the Coporate media does. Divide everyone.

That lack of trust in the people was Hamilton’s primary motivation behind his Electoral College proposal. Is the real Alexander Hamilton what the musical was supposed to bring to life ? Political irony at its best. Also totally clueless about his stance on issues like immigration.

That lack of trust in the people was Hamilton’s primary motivation behind his Electoral College proposal.

Much debate on this point - particularly by what "the people" meant. Blacks were counted as 3/5 of whites for electoral purposes but were, of course, not allowed to vote - their votes wer given to their masters - and it's thus no coincidence that the first two American presidents hailed from that great slave state, Virginia. The compromise was perhaps required as a carrot to entice the South to join the Union (they were not - and apparently, still are not - particularly enthusiastic about the ideas that constitute America) ; but the time of the electoral college has clearly passed. Problem is replacing it would take a Constitutional amendment - And guess who will oppose that! (Hint: whistle some Dixie.)

Legacy news corporations have worn out their welcome because of lies and deceit.

Who needs journalistic rigour when Google's and FB's algorithms will lead you down a beautiful (but steep) mountain path of lies and deceit that suit your prejudices?

He now has to communicate with White House Press before he says anything,

"Take away Trump's KKK votes..."

Oh good grief, what is Trump supposed to do if ignorant ass people support him? Ignorant people support Obama, Hillary and Bernie as well. How could you blame Trump for these sickos? Sheesh.

"... Are you sure you want to go down this road?"

Take away Clinton's ignorant/delusional votes... are you sure you want to go down this road? lol

Take away Trump's KKK votes, votes from people who think the abolition of slavery was a mistake, votes from people who think gays should not be allowed in the US, votes from people who think Obama is the anti-Christ......

Are you sure you want to go down this road?

I do! Jim, you make it seem like every White person that voted for Trump was an all out raging racist. IF that were remotely true, then Trump could have never gotten States like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to flip. A large portion of the people in those States that voted for him were 2X Obama voters and the bluest of States, he even got a large chunk of California which shocked the heck out of me even. Also, Trump was the first candidate to speak out against the Florida shooting incident and said that Gay rights need to be protected. When he mentioned Gay rights on the campaign trail, he received a lot of applauses for his stance on the issue and the majority of conservatives really could care less what and or how Gays live. The conservative Evangelicals are more conservative and see homosexuality as a sin, don't conflate the two.

As far as your last comment, I'll digress....

the poor libs just can't seem to accept the fact that Hillary Clinton, even with the support of the president of the United States ( who changed hs mind after previously saying that Hillary would say anything and do nothing ), his wife ( who changed her mind after previously saying if she can't run her own house, she can't run the White House ), Lady Gaga, Matt Damon, Madonna, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and most Hollywood elites, and guaranteed the biggest Electoral College prize, California, STILL LOST

What are you talking about? We accept that just fine. Trump's going to be president, and everyone needs to accept that, as there is literally no way it's not going to happen.

But that all said, Clinton was way more popular than he was. She got WAY more votes.

Oh good grief, what is Trump supposed to do if ignorant ass people support him?

The problem isn't that they support him as much as it is that he courted them with his speeches of anger, hatred, and divisiveness.

"Take away Trump's KKK votes..."

"Oh good grief, what is Trump supposed to do if ignorant ass people support him? Ignorant people support Obama, Hillary and Bernie as well. How could you blame Trump for these sickos? Sheesh."

Just take a step back and try to be objective. Is there anything you remember from his campaign that made him the preferred choice of racists and bigots? Trump won the battle for the hearts of this trash over other GOP candidates.

Is there nothing you can remember from his trash-ridden campaign that may have motivated these people? Nothing at all?

Strangerland NOV. 22, 2016 - 11:10PM JST Trump's going to be president, and everyone needs to accept that, as there is literally no way it's not going to happen.

As far as I'm aware that's not true. The electoral college doesn't vote until December 19th. I'm not saying they will refuse the angry orange groundhog his prize, but technically they could. Nothing else has been normal this year, so I guess anything is possible.

But it's a true statement to say Trump's mandate is particularly weak having lost the popular vote by nearly two million voters...

@Bass

I've never said all Trump voters are racists. I've said Trump received the lion's share of the racist vote and he actively appealed to it. He was successful in doing this.

We could quibble about what constitutes racism here. I think denying people accommodation or saying you would deny people accommodation ( not eviction ) based on race is racist. You disagree.

There is another thing besides racism but which is nearly as bad; prejudice

Liberals who bash groups of people for supporting Trump because they're religious, not university educated, etc, is just a form of prejudice, no matter how you try to explain it away.

Practice what you preach.

Liberals who bash groups of people for supporting Trump because they're religious, not university educated, etc, is just a form of prejudice, no matter how you try to explain it away.

If they are bashing, yes. Bashing is bashing.

But if they are just pointing out the people who make up trump supporters, then there is nothing wrong with that.

Laguna: Apparently, Turbo is discussing these rather unhinged comments from a disturbed elderly man: http://nypost.com/2016/10/11/elections-official-caught-on-video-blasting-de-blasios-id-program/ Statistics show that voter fraud does not exist in any meaningful way ...

Wow, 'rather unhinged comments from a disturbed elderly man', that's pretty specific and it seems you have inside knowledge, or at least knowledge of what to say, were those talking points provided to you?

I guess the election commissioner's personal observations contradicting your own beliefs mean he is 'disturbed'? As I saw in an article the other day, 'the Democrats take the view that because Eric Holder hasn’t investigated (voter fraud) it doesn’t exist'.

But even the Democratic assemblyman of Harlem has supported commissioner Schulkin after the video, and the assemblyman also refused to say that voter fraud is not a problem: http://observer.com/2016/11/dems-vote-to-replace-elections-official-who-claimed-voter-fraud-rampant-in-nyc/

When NYC Dept. of Investigations sent undercover investigators to vote in other people's names, they had a 97 percent success rate, and the Board of Elections' response was to call for their prosecution.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/368234/voter-fraud-weve-got-proof-its-easy-john-fund

Voter Fraud: We’ve Got Proof It’s Easy - January 12, 2014

... New York City’s watchdog Department of Investigations has just provided the latest evidence of how easy it is to commit voter fraud that is almost undetectable. DOI undercover agents showed up at 63 polling places last fall and pretended to be voters who should have been turned away by election officials; the agents assumed the names of individuals who had died or moved out of town, or who were sitting in jail. In 61 instances, or 97 percent of the time, the testers were allowed to vote. Those who did vote cast only a write-in vote for a “John Test” so as to not affect the outcome of any contest. DOI published its findings two weeks ago in a searing 70-page report accusing the city’s Board of Elections of incompetence, waste, nepotism, and lax procedures. ... The Board of Elections, which has a $750 million annual budget and a work force of 350 people, reacted in classic bureaucratic fashion, which prompted one city paper to deride it as “a 21st-century survivor of Boss Tweed–style politics.” The Board approved a resolution referring the DOI’s investigators for prosecution. ... Even the two cases where poll workers turned away an investigator raise eyebrows. In the first case, a poll worker on Staten Island walked outside with the undercover investigator who had just been refused a ballot; the “voter” was advised to go to the polling place near where he used to live and “play dumb” in order to vote. In the second case, the investigator was stopped from voting only because the felon whose name he was using was the son of the election official at the polling place. ...

I guess you know the difference between '97 percent' and '... not ... any meaningful way ...', right?

Liberals who bash groups of people for supporting Trump because they're religious, not university educated, etc, is just a form of prejudice, no matter how you try to explain it away.

That's wrong on the religious part. If I refuse a person a job based on skin color or place of birth or educational background, that's prejudice (pre-judging). If a person declares themselves a member of a religion, it's a different matter. They hold a belief, and judging someone on their beliefs is not prejudice.

"angry orange groundhog"

Heh, at least the "angry orange groundhog" isn't the biggest liar, the most corrupt presidental candidate ever or a warmonger like Hillary Above The Law Clinton is.

Oh my...

Trump Rumored to Drop Plans of Clinton Investigation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz2MVHXH7Og

Take away Trump's KKK votes, votes from people who think the abolition of slavery was a mistake, votes from people who think gays should not be allowed in the US, votes from people who think Obama is the anti-Christ......

Hillary-ous! Whenever something doesn't go their way the Left reflexively screams 'racism'. The truth of the matter is Hillary lost because the same white deplorables that voted for Obama twice failed to turn out for his white successor. Hillary is the worst major party candidate to ever run for President (she lost to Trump so that is obviously true).

I guess we will all have to get used to the Dems continued identity politics and extreme hatred towards those of the wrong skin color. Which of course will only further divide and polarize the country. Is it too much to ask the Left to refrain from accentuating our differences and focus instead on those American values that unite all?

I've never said all Trump voters are racists. I've said Trump received the lion's share of the racist vote and he actively appealed to it. He was successful in doing this.

Ok, so what's your point? Hillary received a huge portion of racists herself. Thousands of people that felt Whites should shut up and take a back seat because they are perceived to be racists therefore they have no room to say anything. Liberals are quite content with reverse racism, but when Whites are perceived to be racists, it's the worst sin that ANY human can make.Many of these so called racists that you think that supported Trump are not all necessarily racists, but many of them, too many have been marginalized and cast aside as something from the past and reverse racism and political correctness took over. Racism is bad, we all know that, but liberals think in their twisted mind that it's only regulated to Whites and that is absolutely not true, in fact, it's probably one of the reason why so many working class Whites that voted for Obama twice felt that the racism that a lot of minorities are hurling towards Whites was over the top. I would call it more frustration rather than racism.

We could quibble about what constitutes racism here. I think denying people accommodation or saying you would deny people accommodation ( not eviction ) based on race is racist. You disagree.

"To a point" and that there are many variables to consider, Yes, I do.

All readers back on topic please. The subject is Trump's cabinet appointments.

People will always have their own definition of racism, to some extent. I know bass and Trump aren't the only two guys with "blacks need not apply" signs on the door who still think they aren't racist.

The doctor is in! Yea!

It appears the doctor is in.

Former Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson is close to accepting the position of secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet, a GOP source with knowledge of the offer told Fox News late Tuesday.

The source said Carson would consider Trump's offer over the Thanksgiving holiday before making a final decision.

On Tuesday, Carson told Fox News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto" that the HUD position was "one of the offers [from Trump] that is on the table."

"Our inner cities are in terrible shape," Carson said. "And they definitely need some real attention. There have been so many promises made over the last several decades and nothing has been done, so it certainly is something that has been a long-term interest of mine."

Good luck to the average Americans.

I sure hope Dr.Carson accepts the HUD post, he could do a lot of good there.

"Clinton was way more popular than he was. She got WAY more votes."

As usual many Dems, dead and alive, voted 'early and often.'

If you have any public administration experience, the Inauguration is the peak of joy and satisfaction in a new role. Trump has zero experience in a role that requires to have a capacity to do the job. The weight of office rather than be felt as an achievement will come down on him like a ton of bricks as a reality epiphany karma smackdown.