What If Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks Really Were Looney Tunes? » PopMatters

It should be no surprise that many Washington watchers have labeled the dumbfounding cabinet picks for Donald Trump 2.0 “looney tunes”. As most television watchers know, this term comes from the actual Looney Tunes™, the popular slate of Warner Brothers cartoons produced in the 1930s. It is entertainment beloved by children and adults alike, and it continues to air on television and streaming services worldwide. It is also apparent that many of Trump’s new cabinet nominees sprung from one of his favorite activities: hours of daily television bingeing and, most faithfully, tuning into the malignant Fox News universe.Trump’s picks for Secretary of Defense, Transportation Secretary, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel – Pete Hegseth, Sean Duffy, and Mick Huckabee – are all current or former Fox News hosts. Pretty much every one of his choices, including Attorney General (Pam Bondi), Secretary of State (Marco Rubio), Director of National Intelligence (Tulsi Gabbard), Director of Centers for Medi...