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Modern-day 'spoils system'? Trump Cabinet members' financial records raise ethics concerns
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 20:14
President Trump and his alli love to talk about the importance of merits, a merit-based immigration system, a merit-based college admission COMPETITION SYSTEM, A MERIT- BASED WORKFORCE. BUT AS WE ALWAYS REMIND YOU, LOOK AT WHAT THEY DO, NOT WHAT THEY SAY BECAUSE MERIT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE TOP CONSIDERATION FOR DONALD TRUMP'S OWN CABINET. A NEW REPORT FROM CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON FOUND THAT 20 OUT OF 23 OF THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLAR ...