Matt Gaetz running the justice department. Fox hosts in charge of the Pentagon and transportation. Elon Musk as head of layoffs. And Robert F Kennedy Jr and Dr Oz overseeing the nationās health.
Some have likened Donald Trumpās administrative picks to a clown car; others are calling our incoming leadership a kakistocracy, or āgovernment by the worst peopleā, as Merriam-Webster puts it.
The word has been trending online, with a burst in search traffic in recent weeks and a new dedicated subreddit. Itās not the first time Trump has (accidentally) made the term famous; many discovered it in his first term. But the kakistocracy of 2016 looks like Mister Rogersā Neighborhood compared with the president-electās new batch of sidekicks.
First āopen letterā is bunk. Second looks a bit more legit. The second cites cause for concern not evidence of an actual hack.