puh-lease. Fox "news" has become the de facto state media this time around in ways that mirror North Korean state media.
Trump outpaces Obama, Bush in naming ex-lobbyists to Cabinet
https://www.apnews.com/08dce0f5f9c24a6aa355cd0aab3747d9
Lobbyist Trump Admin Job Lobbying Job
Ad , Rebeckah Freeman Dept of Agriculture, Senior Advisor CropLife America
Anderson, Byron Dept of Labor, Special Assistant to the Secretary Transamerica
Appleton, Brooke Shupe Dept of Agriculture, Chief of Staff, Office of Secretary National Corn Growers Assn
Arangio, Jennifer Executive Office of the President, National Security Council Director Command Policy Group
Arbes, Sarah Dept of Health & Human Services, Legislative Assistant Business Roundtable
Ashooh, Richard Bureau of Industry & Security, Assistant Secretary of Commerce BAE Systems
Averill, Christopher General Services Administration, Communications Advisor New England Council
Bailey, Bradley Dept of the Treasury, Asst. Secretary, Legislative Affairs American Investment Council
Ballard, Brian Presidential Transition Finance Cmte, Member Ballard Partners
Baptist, Erik Environmental Protection Agency, Senior Deputy General Counsel American Petroleum Ins ute
Barber, Stewart Executive Office of the President, Trade Representative Corley Consulting
Barnes, Riley Dept of State, Senior Speechwriter & Planning staff Akin, Gump et al
Barrett, Peter Trade & Development Agency, Chief of Staff National Assn of State Treasurers
Barsa, John Dept of Homeland Security, Assistant Secretary MRIGlobal
Baum, Erika Dept of Transportation, Executive Assitant to the Secretary General Mills
Bedell, Anthony R Dept of Transportation, Deputy Assistant Secretary RedFive Strategies
Benczkowski, Brian A Dept of Justice, Assistant AG for Criminal Div Kirkland & Ellis
Benevento, Douglas Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Administrator, Region 8 Greenberg Traurig LLP
Bernhardt, David L Dept of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior Brownstein, Hyatt et al
Blank, Tom Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Chief of Staff Belvedere Strategies
Bodine, Susan Environmental Protection Agency, Asst Admin, Enforcement/Compliance Barnes & Thornburg
Boswell, Kristi Dept of Agriculture, Senior Advisor to the Secretary American Farm Bureau
Bradshaw, Tara Presidential Transition Team, Dept of Treasury, Transition advisor Ernst & Young
Brandt, Kim Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Principal Deputy Administrator for Ops Alston & Bird
Brown, Christopher C Federal Aviation Administration, Assistant Administrator Airlines for America
Burnison, Melissa Dept of Energy, Asst Sec for Cong & Intergovt Affairs Nuclear Energy Ins ute
Burr, Geoff Dept of Labor, Special Assistant to Secretary Brownstein, Hyatt et al
Campau, Alex Pryor White House, Special Assistant to the President Cozen O'Connor
Campbell, Christopher Food & Drugs Administration, Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist American Art Therapy Assn
Caputo, Annie Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Commissioner Nuclear Energy Strategies
Carpentier, Kristen US Agency for International Development, Legislative Assistant CH Fisher LLC
Carroll, Jim Office of National Drug Control Policy, Director Ford Motor Co
Carter, James Presidential Transition Team, Team Leader, Tax Policy Implementation Emerson Electric
Carter, Thomas L Dept of State, US Rep to Intl Civil Aviation Org Elbit Systems
Cassidy, Ben J Dept of the Interior, Senior Deputy Director National Rifle Assn
Catanzaro, Michael J White House, Special Asst, Domestic & Environmental CGCN Group
Charrow, Robert Dept of Health & Human Services, General Counsel Greenberg Traurig LLP
Chatterjee, Neil Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Chair National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn
Chung, Jason Dept of the Treasury, Deputy Assistant Secretary Gateway Consulting
Ciccone, Christine Dept of State, Senior Advisor USEC Inc
Clark, Timothy Dept of Health & Human Services, WH Liaison for Political Personnel Eisai Inc
Claussen, Cory Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Senior Advisor Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Claver-Carone, Mauricio Dept of the Treasury, US Rep to Intl Monetary Fund Cuba Democracy Public Advocacy Corp
Cleary, Kelly M Dept of Health & Human Services, Deputy General Counsel Akin, Gump et al
Coats, Dan National Security Council, Director of National Intelligence King & Spalding
Cobaugh, Christina Office of US Trade Representative, Executive Secretary, Off of Ambassador Brownstein, Hyatt et al
Cobb, Ty Executive Office of the President, Special Counsel to the President Human Rights Campaign
Comstock, Earl W Dept of Commerce, Director Eckert, Seamans et al
Cunningham, Sean Dept of Energy, Executive Director Hunton & Williams
Daly, Nova Presidential Transition Team, Office of US Trade Rep, Tranistion adv Wiley Rein LLP
Davidson, Peter Dept of Commerce, General Counsel Verizon Communications
Davis, Patrick (PDC) Environmental Protection Agency, Senior Advisor Public Engagement Patrick Davis Consulting
Delrahim, Makan An rust Division, Assitant Attorney General Brownstein, Hyatt et al
Dendas, Michael Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Senior Advisor Home Depot
Dinh, Uyen Dept of Homeland Security, Deputy Asst Sec, Legislative Affairs GeoEye Inc
Domenech, Doug Dept of the Interior, White House Senior Advisor Artemis Strategies
Doyle, Emma King Office of Management & Budget, Chief of Staff Ford Motor Co
Dunlap, David D Environmential Protection Agency, Dep Asst Administrator, Research & Dev Uniform & Textile Service Assn
Eitel, Robert Dept of Education, Special Assistant to the Secretary Talbert & Eitel
Ekmark, Kim Dept of Commerce, Cong Affairs, Bureau of Industry & Sec Armitage Consulting
Elliott, Erica Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Director of Public Affairs Crowell & Moring
Elwell, Dan Federal Aviation Administration, Administrator (Acting) American Airlines
Esper, Mark Dept of Defense, Acting Secretary of Defense Raytheon Co
Falvo, Nicholas Environmental Protection Agency, Special Assistant to Senior Advisor Akerman LLP
Faulkner, Charles Dept of State, Deputy Assistant Secretary BGR Group
Felder, Emily Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Director, Office of Legislation Brownstein, Hyatt et al
Fitzgerald, Trina Board of Veterans' Appeals, Attorney Advisor Military Officers Assn of America
Fitzsimons, Maura Dept of Health & Human Services, Legislative Analyst Strategic Health Care
Flowers, Darien Dept of Transportation, Special Assistant to the Secretary Brownstein, Hyatt et al
Freeman, Lindsey Dept of Justice, Counsel Women's Edge Coalition
Frideres, Taryn Dept of State, Advisor, Office of Policy Planning Squire Patton Boggs
Garrish, Theodore J Dept of Energy, Senior Advisor Bechtel National
Gerrish, Jeff Office of US Trade Representative, Deputy US Trade Representative Skadden, Arps et al
Giambastiani, Pete Dept of Defense, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Textron Inc
Glick, Rich Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Commissioner Avangrid Inc
Greene, William Dept of Energy, Assistant to the Secretary Safari Club International
Greenwood, Sheila M Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Policy Director Consumer Education Prudential Financial
Grogan, Joseph Office of Management & Budget, Associate Director, Health Programs Gilead Sciences
Gunasekara, Mandy Environmental Protection Agency, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator National Assn of Chemical Distributors
Haddad, Zead Dept of Energy, Assistant to Deputy Chiefs of Staff B&D Consulting
Hall, Heath Dept of Transportation, Deputy Administrator American Investment Council
Hall, Hunter Dept of Commerce, Special Asst to the Secretary Picard Group
Harbin Hanson, Christine Dept of Energy, Sr Advisor External Affairs, Electricity Americans for Prosperity
Hargan, Eric D Dept of Health & Human Services, Acting Secretary of HHS McDermott, Will & Emery
Hart, Brian Federal Communications Commission, Director, Office of Media Relations H&R Block
Hart, Jack Steven Presidential Transition Team, Head of Labor Dept transition (Trump) Williams & Jensen
Hayes, Bradley US Customs & Border Protection, Executive Dir, Office of Trade Relations US Chamber of Commerce
Healy, Jenifer Dept of Health & Human Services, Chief of Staff, Office of Global Affairs Dentons US
Hershey, Mike Small Business Administration, Associated Administrater Columbia Strategies
Hess, Christopher D Dept of Transportation, Director, Governmental Affairs Eaton Electrical
Heyl, Dean Dept of Labor, Public Liason Direct Selling Assn
Hoekstra, Peter US Diplomatic Missions, Ambassador to the Netherlands Hoekstra Global Strategies
Hommel, Scott Dept of the Interior, Special Asst to the Secretary Peduzzi Assoc
Hoskins, Dudley Dept of Agriculture, Chief of Staff, Marketing & Regulatory American Horse Council
Huber, Valerie Dept of Health & Human Services, Chief of Staff, Asst Sec for Health National Abstinence Education Assn
Hutchinson, Randi Dept of Transportation, Chief Counsel Greenberg Traurig LLP
Jacobs, Elizabeth Dept of Homeland Security, Sr Advisor to the Chief Counsel, CIS Federation for Amer Immigration Reform
Jennings, Jessica General Services Administration, Spec Asst, Congress & Intergovt Affairs Van Scoyoc Assoc
Johnson, Virginia H Dept of the Interior, Deputy Asst Sec, Fish Wildlife Parks United Service Organizations
Jones, Diane A Dept of Labor, Senior Advisor to the Secretary Career Education Corp
Kalavritinos, Jack Dept of Health & Human Services, Director of Intergoverment Relations Covidien Ltd
Kaplan, Gilbert B Dept of Commerce, Under Secretary for Commerce King & Spalding
Kelley, Michael Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Deputy Asst Sec for Congressional Rel Moffett Group
Kels, Charles Dept of Air Force, Office of Airmen's Counsel American Medical Assn
Kemper, Laura Dept of Health & Human Services, Deputy Asst Secretary for Legislation Fresenius Medical Care North America
Kirchner, Julie Dept of Homeland Security, Ombudsman Federation for Amer Immigration Reform
Krug, Peter Dept of Commerce, Associate Director of Government Affairs Hamilton Station Consulting
Lanza, Bryan Presidential Transition Team, Communications Director (Trump) Mercury
Lara, Juan Dept of Justice, Legislative Affairs American Legion
Laroski, Joseph Interntional Trade Administration, Senior Advisor for Policy King & Spalding
Larrabee, Jason Dept of the Interior, Assistant Secretary Van Ness Feldman
Lasseter, David Dept of Justice, Deputy Assistant Attorney General United Technologies
Lawrence, Courtney Dept of Health & Human Services, Deputy Asst Secretary for Legislation Cigna Corp
Leggitt, Lance B White House, Dep Asst to President, Domestic Policy Baker, Donelson et al
Lenihan, Brian J Dept of Commerce, Deputy Asst Sec, Leg & Intergovt Affairs Associated General Contractors
Lenihan, Keagan R Dept of Health & Human Services, Senior Advisor, Tom Price McKesson Corp
Lighthizer, Robert E Office of US Trade Representative, US Trade Representative Skadden, Arps et al
Lyons, Troy Environmental Protection Agency, Associate Admin for Cong/Intergovt Rel Hess Corp
MacGregor, Kate Dept of the Interior, Principal Deputy Assistant Alcalde & Fay
Machida, Ado Presidential Transition Team, Director of Policy Implementation Navigators Global
Maddox, Lauren Presidential Transition Team, Dept of Education Advisor (Trump) Holland & Knight
Maddox, Mark Dept of Energy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Interculture
Magallanes, Downey Dept of the Interior, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy BP America
Makin, Sarah Vice President's Office, Dir, Public Engagement/Intergovt Affairs Wise Public Affairs
Marshall, Michael J Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Senior Advisor Alston & Bird
Martin, John Federal Drug Administration, Prinicpal Associate Commissioner CRISPR Therapeutics
Mashburn, John Dept of Labor, Deputy Assistant Secretary for OCIA Womble, Carlyle et al
Mason, Scott D Presidential Transition Team, Congressional Relations (Trump) Holland & Knight
McBride, Maren Food and Drug Administration, Top Legislative Official American Assn for Justice
McFaul, Dan Presidential Transition Team, Presidential Appointments Team Member Ballard Partners
McGahn, Shannon Dept of the Treasury, Counselor National Assn of Realtors
Mcginley, William White House, Deputy Assistant to the President Patton Boggs LLP
McGuire, Katherine Dept of Labor, Asst Sec for Cong & Intergovt Affairs Business Software Alliance
Meekins, Christopher Dept of Health & Human Services, Assistant Secretary American Society of Anesthesiologists
Meeks, Daris Vice President's Office, Director of Domestic Policy Venable LLP
Menezes, Mark W Dept of Energy, Under Secretary of Energy Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Mikolay, Justin Dept of Defense, Director of Communications Palantir Technologies
Miller, Nathan J Presidential Transition Team, Nominations (Trump) Public Strategies Washington
Mirani, Viraj M Director of National Intelligence, Chief of Staff Liberty Partners Group
Mitton, Christopher Dept of Transportation, Government Affairs Officer American Forest & Paper Assn
Morgan, Erica Dept of Air Force, Contract Specialist Battelle Memorial Ins ute
Morgan, Matthew E Vice President's Office, Counsel to the Vice President Barnes & Thornburg
Morse, Sara Dept of Health & Human Services, Deputy Asst Secretary for Legislation American College of Surgeons
Murphy, Emily General Services Administration, White House Liason/Senior Advisor Miller & Chevalier
Nahigian, Ken Presidential Transition Team, Executive Director (Trump) Nahigian Strategies
Newman, Andrea Fischer Federal Labor Relations Authority, FSIP Member Delta Air Lines
Noronha, Maya Dept of Health & Human Services, Special Advisor Federation for Amer Immigration Reform
O'Scannlain, Kevin Executive Office of the President, Special Asst & Assoc Counsel to POTUS DLA Piper
Olmem, Andrew White House, Special Asst for Financial Policy, NEC Venable LLP
Oppenheim, Peter Dept of Education, Asst Secretary for Leg & Cong Affairs Carmen Group
Palmer, Ashley Dept of Health & Human Services, Deputy Asst Sec, Congressional Relations Health Industry Distributors Assn
Palmer, Wayne Dept of Labor, Senior White House Advisor Fontheim International
Palmieri, Rosario Office of Management & Budget, Senior Counselor to the Administrator National Assn of Manufacturers
Paoletta, Mark Vice President's Office, Chief Counsel to Vice President Pence DLA Piper
Pavlick, Steve Dept of the Treasury, Deputy Assistant Secretary Cypress Advocacy
Pea , Marcus Office of Management & Budget, Senior White House budget adviser Business Roundtable
Pearce, Drue Dept of Transportation, Deputy Administrator Crowell & Moring
Piggott Lyons, Margaret Dept of Agriculture, Chief of Staff, Undersec for Food/Nutri National Grocers Assn
Pit , Joshua White House, Chief of Staff to the Vice President Oracle Corp
Pizzella, Patrick Dept of Labor, Secretary of Labor (acting) Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Renkes, Gregg Dept of the Interior, Deputy Solicitor for Indian Affairs Ryan, Phillips et al
Richardson, James L US Agency for International Development, Senior Advisor Collins & Co
Richardson, Julia Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dir, Office of Congressional Relations National Assn for Behavioral Healthcare
Ries, Lora Dept of Homeland Security, Senior Advisor Monument Policy Group
Rodrick, Christian Environmental Protection Agency, Special Assistant to Deputy Innovative Federal Strategies
Roget, Gisele Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dep Asst Sec, Single Family Housing MetLife Inc
Rubinstein, Reed Dept of the Treasury, Senior Advisor Dinsmore & Shohl
Sailor, Elroy Presidential Transition Team, Advisor (Trump) JC Watts Companies
Sands, Jeff Environmental Protection Agency, Senior Agricultural Advisor Agricultural Retailers Assn
Sawyer, Jared Dept of the Treasury, Deputy Assistant Secretary Rich Feuer Anderson
Schall, Brandon Federal Communications Commission, Legislative Policy Counsel Chwat Group
Schoeneman, Brian W Dept of Transportation, Sr Advisor for Labor Relations/Outreach Seafarers International Union
Shank, Christopher Dept of Defense, Director, Strategic Capabilities Office Van Scoyoc Assoc
Siegrist, Ben Dept of Transportation, Special Asst, Scheduling & Advance Watts Partners
Steff, Ian Dept of Commerce, Dep Asst Sec for Manufacturing Semiconductor Industry Assn
Stirrup, Heidi H Dept of Health & Human Services, Special Assistant Venable LLP
Stoick, Jordan Dept of the Treasury, Office of Legislative Affairs National Assn of Manufacturers
Sutton, Kirsten Mork Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Chief of Staff Federal Strategy Group
Sweeney, John E Presidential Transition Team, Executive Committee (Trump) SMW Partners
Swonger, Amy White House, Deputy Assistant, Legislative Affairs Invariant LLC
Szabo, Aaron Council on Environmental Quality, Senior Counsel CGCN Group
Tahsuda, John Dept of the Interior, Deputy Asst Sec, Indian Affairs Navigators Global
Tkacz, Kailee Marie Dept of Agriculture, Policy Advisor Corn Refiners Assn
Tucker, Brooks Dept of Veterans Affairs, Senior Advisor Continental Consulting Group
Ueland, Eric White House, Director of Legislative Affairs Duberstein Group
Vaughn, Stephen Office of US Trade Representative, General Counsel Skadden, Arps et al
Wasinger, Robert White House, State Department liaison McGuireWoods LLP
Wehrum, William Environmental Protection Agency, Assistant Administrator for Air Hunton & Williams
Wheeler, Andrew Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting
Whiton, Christian Presidential Transition Team, Senior Advisor, Communications, State Banner Public Affairs
Willens, Todd Dept of the Interior, Assistant Deputy Secretary Willens, Todd
Wilson, William P Dept of Commerce, Director, Office of Business Liaison mins Inc
Wolf, Chad Dept of Homeland Security, Chief of Staff Wexler & Walker Public Policy Assoc
Wolfe, William Dept of State, Congressional Advisor, Leg Affairs Heritage Action for America
Wolfson, Leonard Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Assistant Secretary Mortgage Bankers Assn
Wood, Jeff Dept of Justice, Asst AG, Environmental/Natural Resources Balch & Bingham
Zelden, Mark Dept of Labor, Assistant to Secretary of Budget/Finance Adams & Reese
Zoeller, Thomas E US Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, Sr Policy Advisor/General Counsel National Air Carrier Assn
Zorc, Beth Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Principal Deputy General Counsel Wells Fargo
https://www.opensecrets.org/trump/lobbyists
Trump is a lazy who can't be bothered to do the work in hiring people who aren't lobbyists.
The lobbyists are the ones who want the jobs the most, and who the various industries have been recommending for posts when asked.
The door is wide open, and the s has slithered in, for the most corrupt administration in modern history.