Dear MoveOn member,
Reading about Donald Trump's Cabinet picks is like watching a nightmare clown car—horrific nominees keep tumbling out, each worse than the last.
The latest nominee is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has exactly zero health science qualifications, as secretary of health and human services.1 A notorious conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer, Kennedy's appointment has us wondering if we should rush to get vaccines for ourselves and our children before he interferes with our health systems.
Kennedy, who has also been accused of sexual assault, joins alleged sex trafficker Matt Gaetz as attorney general, Russia propagandist Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, and war crimes apologist Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense.2
And the only thing standing between us and these crackpots are the Republicans in United States Senate—not exactly the model of bravery and standing for democracy in recent memory.
Andra, if this feels like an overwhelming deluge of bad news—that's the point. Trump is counting on overwhelming us and making us give up before the fight even begins. He's hoping that with so many anti-government nominees, we won't be able to stand up to all of them. He couldn't be more wrong.
In the wake of an incredibly disappointing presidential election and Trump's Cabinet picks, we've seen real glimmers of hope in the last 10 days.
No matter what Trump says, his MAGA government does not have a mandate to lead this nation. Progressives won up and down the ballot. As things stand right now, Republicans have only a one-seat majority in the House of Representatives and a three-seat majority in the Senate.3 Trump defeated Vice President Harris by just 1.9% of the vote—that's nearly a tie, not a mandate.4
Cracks in Trump's anticipated authoritarian control are already showing. The Senate chose for majority leader Senator John Thune over Trump's vocal pick, Senator Rick Scott.5 And when the MAGA House tried to rush through a bill allowing Trump to attack nonprofits that disagreed with him, MoveOn members fought back and stopped the bill.6
We have a lot to do in the next few weeks before the Senate recesses.
This nation has already seen what havoc Trump judicial appointees have wreaked on our civil rights, so we must make sure the Senate approves all of the 26 pending appointees from the Biden administration.7
MoveOn members are also rallying to call on President Biden to take whatever executive action possible in his final weeks as president to protect minority and other vulnerable populations and our democratic systems before Trump takes office.
And we need to lean into every tool we have to convince the incoming Senate that the political price they'd pay from the public for approving Trump's clown car of a Cabinet is too steep to bear.
Andra, we are resolved. Together, we are strong enough to defeat Trump's attacks on our democracy. This fight will be long, and it will take a lot of resources. Can we count on you?
Yes, I'll chip in $9 to help power MoveOn's work to stop Trump's assault on our democracy!
Thanks for all you do.
–Britt, Emma, Amy, Kelly, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick for health secretary," AP News, November 14, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198909?t=5&akid=415221%2E53570607%2EnpwcS0
2. "It's Pretty Clear Why Trump Wants Total Crackpots to Run the Military and Intelligence Agencies," Slate, November 13, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198924?t=7&akid=415221%2E53570607%2EnpwcS0
3. "Election 2024: House results," CNN, accessed November 15, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198911?t=9&akid=415221%2E53570607%2EnpwcS0
4. "Election 2024: Presidential results," CNN, accessed November 15, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198912?t=11&akid=415221%2E53570607%2EnpwcS0
5. "Senate Republicans Reject MAGA for Mitch McConnell Ally in Shock Vote," The New Republic, November 13, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198913?t=13&akid=415221%2E53570607%2EnpwcS0
6. "House rejects bill targeting terror support for nonprofits," E&E News, November 13, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198914?t=15&akid=415221%2E53570607%2EnpwcS0
7. "Judicial Vacancies," United States Courts, November 15, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198915?t=17&akid=415221%2E53570607%2EnpwcS0
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