Cuccinelli and Goklany

No, these aren’t those two guys from the Ukraine.  They are exhibits #1 and #2 of Trump’s unqualified appointees.

Cuccinelli, in fact, was literally unqualified.  Trump appointed him to head the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, but the appointment violated a federal law on who can fill a cabinet-level position.  The judge who voided the appointment also voided two anti-immigration polices that Cuccinelli, a notorious bigot, had put into place.

Goklany is the deputy secretary in the Department of the Interior appointed by Trump  to be in charge of reviewing the agency’s climate policies.  He has been slipping climate change denying statements into at least nine Department reports so far, including some material that is demonstrably false.  

Gives you lots of confidence in this administration, doesn’t it?

For the full story see Zolan Kanno-Youngs, “Trump Pick Unlawfully Appointed, Judge Rules,”  New York Times, (Mar. 2, 2020) p. A15, and Hiroko Tabuchi, “Climate Denial Infuses Reports At U.S. Agency,” New York Times, (Mar. 2, 2020), pp. A1, A21.