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Trump Says ‘Not All’ Cabinet Choices He Made Were ‘Good’

04.16.18 | 12:59 pm

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One while departing from the White House, on April 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to Hialeah, Florida where he will... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One while departing from the White House, on April 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to Hialeah, Florida where he will participate in a small business roundtable discussion on tax cuts. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS

President Donald Trump on Monday conceded that he made mistakes when filling out his Cabinet.

During a roundtable event in Florida, Trump said that “not all of my choices were good, but they were great ones,” referring to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, respectively.

Dozens of senior administration officials have left the White House for greener pastures or been fired.

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Matt Shuham is a reporter in TPM’s New York office. Prior to joining TPM, he was associate editor of The National Memo and an editorial intern at Rolling Stone.

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theod says:

April 16, 2018

Translation: “They were all execrable.”
dickweed says:

April 16, 2018

Like son in law ̶E̶r̶i̶c̶ Jared, where is ̶E̶r̶i̶c̶ Jared in all this Syra stuff?

edit, thanks clauscph!
the_loan_arranger says:

April 16, 2018

system11111111111:

Trump Says ‘Not All’ Cabinet Choices He Made Were ‘Good’

Actually, he got the “not” in the wrong place. What he meant to say was “All cabinet choices he made were not good.” Only the best people. Problem is, nobody said what they were “best” at.
clauscph says:

April 16, 2018

dickweed:

Like son in law Eric, where is Eric in all this Syra stuff?

Huh ? Do you mean Jared the Silent ?
dickweed says:

April 16, 2018

No, unlike Donald I don’t have 8th grade bully terms for everyone.