Trump cabinet Flashcards
Flynn once called Islam a __________, and tweeted that “_________________”
“Cancer”
“fear of Muslims is RATIONAL”
National security adviser
General Michael Flynn
Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos
Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson
Secretary of Defense
General James Mattis
Secretary of Homeland Security
General John Kelly
Secretary of the Treasury
Steven Mnuchin
Secretary of Commerce
Wilbur Ross
General Michael Flynn has been sanctioned in the past. What happened?
While serving in Afghanistan, he was sanctioned for sharing information about CIA operations with unauthorized non-US citizens.
What are the cabinets’ apparent ties to Russia/Putin?
Tillerson - Awarded “Order of Friendship” in 2013
Flynn - Gave a speech last year and dined with Putin at an event hosted by RT, a Kremlin-controlled media outlet that emerged as one of the main sources of fake news during the election.
Trump - Denied allegations against Russia made by the CIA that state-sponsored hackers tried to influence the election.
What campaign rethoric has been dialed back by the Trump team?
The Mexican border wall that featured so heavily in his campaign will now be “a fence”;
Hillary Clinton will no longer be targeted for special prosecution;
climate change, once a Chinese “hoax,” may have some “connectivity” with human behavior after all;
torturing suspected terrorists may not be helpful; and so on.
Head of the US Environmental Protection Agency
Scrott Pruitt
Who is Carl Bildt and what does he believe are the only two significant diplomatic achievements in recent years?
He is former Swedish prime minister.
He asserts that the only two significant diplomatic achievements of recent years are the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate agreement.
What are the other parties involved in Iran deal?
Russia China Britain France Germany
Department of Labor
Andy Puzder
Attorney General
Senator Jeff Sessions
Department of Energy
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry
Mr. Trump’s pick for interior secretary
Representative Ryan Zinke of Montana
What is the name of the incoming White House press secretary
Sean Spicer
