Jon Stewart is back Daily show On Monday, take stock of Donald Trump's string of bizarre Cabinet picks.
As the comedian discussed the loopholes the Trump administration could take to bypass Senate confirmation and confirm his Cabinet, Stewart pointed out the absurdity of his choices, predicting that Hulk Hogan would be next.
“For example, Trump’s provocative and unconventional Cabinet picks — let’s be generous,” Stewart said in his opening monologue. “I don't think Hulk Hogan has been nominated yet. I think he'll be the secretary for Take Your Vitamins!”
After speaking at Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden last month, Hogan said he hoped to join President-elect Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s health and human services secretary.
“Well, you know, bro, in the wrestling business, when you're getting ready to pull some big money, you gotta shoot an angle, add some hot spice to the feud,” he said on Fox News. “And when Trump was sitting back in the park, I said to him, 'You know what? This Robert Kennedy Jr., he's into something about nutrition. But if you team us up as superpowers, you know – the powers of MAGA, RFK Jr. and Hulk Hogan – he can make them They eat the right food and I can get all our kids in good shape, brother.
In addition to Robert Kennedy Jr., Trump chose Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, Pete Hegseth of Fox News as Secretary of Defense, Stephen Miller as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, and Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as Heads of the Defense Department. The newly established Government Efficiency Department.
Since then, Senator Elizabeth Warren has accused Trump of “unlawful corruption” in his Cabinet nominations, noting that he failed to sign an ethics agreement aimed at preventing conflicts of interest.
