Trump Cabinet Meeting Devolves Into Flattery Fest, Critics Mock North Korea Comparisons
Thursday's White House cabinet meeting was again dominated by lavish flattery directed at President Trump, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum going furthest by claiming Venezuela intends to honor Trump with a statue. Critics have drawn comparisons to North Korea, and the meeting also featured a bizarre discussion on the merits of Sharpie markers.
President’s popularity top of mind at another weird and wild cabinet meeting – riff on merits of Sharpies includedThey have become so notorious for displays of flattery and obsequiousness that critics have drawn comparisons with North Korea. Thursday’s cabinet meeting at the White House was no different.Doug Burgum, the US interior secretary, outflanked his fellow praise singers by saying he believes that Venezuela – which the US attacked in January – intends to honour the president with a statue. Continue reading...