Dem Rep lays out his ‘shadow cabinet’ picks to thwart Trump agenda: ‘Adam Schiff as our shadow AG…’

Desperate Democrat attempts to undermine President-elect Donald Trump’s leadership have already started.

As Trump appointments cause meltdowns on the left, some are throwing out suggestions like installing a “shadow cabinet.” Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-NC) proposed his idea on the House floor, and it sounds like something straight out of a political thriller novel.

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“If Trump attempts to weaponize the justice system against his political opponents with Matt Gaetz at the helm, we could see incoming Senator Adam Schiff as our shadow attorney general, arguing against replacing our independent prosecutors with Trump loyalists,” he said. “If Trump seeks to eliminate the Department of Education, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, a former teacher of the year, could step up as shadow education secretary to loudly defend public education in the United States. If Trump orders Marco Rubio to hand Ukraine and much of Eastern Europe over to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Congressman Greg Meeks, as shadow secretary of state could be a strong voice in maintaining international relationships and protecting democracy at home and abroad.”

But his plans to subvert the future president didn’t stop there.

“Senator Michael Bennet as shadow treasury secretary and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene as shadow commerce secretary could help ensure the middle class and small businesses have a voice in government and call out Trump’s proposed tax cuts for billionaires and corporations,” he continued with his political fan fiction. “Congressman Adam Smith, a great representation for the people of Washington, and not a Fox News host, could counter Trump’s threat to use military force against his political opponents and work to ensure that the Department of Defense stays loyal to the Constitution and not some wannabe dictator.”

“And Senator Tammy Duckworth could argue against cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs that would delay the benefits and care our servicemembers have so rightly earned,” the fearmongering continued. “If Trump hands over the EPA to Big Oil ally Lee Zeldin, we could see Congresswoman Kathy Castor pushing back for environmental protection and conservation to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink. And if Trump pushes to ban abortion nationwide, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro could step in as shadow secretary of Health and Human Services to defend women’s right to choose and argue against the gutting of Medicare by Trump and his cronies.”

He goes on to defend his “shadow cabinet” ploy as not just “about opposing extreme MAGA attacks on our government, it’s also about making clear what we stand for, not just what we’re against.”

Except the voters have already rendered a verdict on what Democrats stand for and handed the House, Senate, and Oval Office to Republicans on November 5.

Sierra Marlee

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