New Statesman, UK - A New Statesman analysis of political appointments announced so far by the Trump administration has found 26 appointees whose personal fortunes exceed $100m; 12 are billionaires. At least two others have spouses who are billionaires; others belong to billionaire families, or have concealed their wealth so it is hard to say how much they have (all we know is it’s a lot). America’s new ambassador to the UK is the investment banker Warren Stephens (estimated net worth $3.4bn); Trump’s commerce secretary is the investment banker Howard Lutnick ($2bn); his education secretary, the former wrestling promoter Linda McMahon ($3.2bn). Nasa will be run by the defence tycoon Jared Isaacman ($1.8bn). Trump’s appointees so far have a combined net worth of around half a trillion dollars. The second Trump administration will be the richest democratically elected government in history.
Occupy Democrats - The American people make their real opinion of Donald Trump known as polling reveals that a paltry 17% are "extremely" or "very" confident that his Justice Department will act in a nonpartisan and fair manner. But it gets even worse... The survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll also discovered that only 32% of respondents are "somewhat" confident that the Justice Department under Trump will run fairly. A whopping 49% had little to no confidence that the nation's top law enforcement department will maintain its neutrality.
IB Times - Former Vice President Mike Pence's conservative advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom (AAF), is sounding the alarm over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) nomination, citing concerns over his stances on abortion rights. The move is another instance of Pence distancing himself from Trump. "While RFK Jr. has made certain overtures to pro-life leaders... there is little reason for confidence at this time," wrote AAF President Tim Chapman and Chairman of the Board Marc Short in a letter obtained by The Daily Wire.
Robert Reich - Trump wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15%. This would give...
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut
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