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 nation’s health.

Some have likened Donald Trump’s administrative picks to a clown car; others are calling our incoming leadership a kakistocracy, or “government by the worst people”, 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. It’s 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 Rogers’ Neighborhood compared with the president-elect’s new batch of sidekicks.

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  • @[email protected]
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    221 day ago

    Trump should google Caesar. I don’t mean the normal “How far Lil Caesar from Trump?” or “Trump own Ceasar Hotel?” or “Why smart man say me eat no Caesar?”

    Surrounding yourself around the corrupt lead to dangrous games. Caesar found to late.

    • @rockSlayer
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      201 day ago

      He was definitely a corrupt war criminal, like any president, but Caesar was murdered because of his radical approach to helping the populare at the detriment of the oligarchy. I don’t think Trump has that to worry about

      • @[email protected]
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        91 day ago

        No, but heavy is the head. He will try to break his leash and the people around will look for more power. “For the love of money is the root of all evil.”