Trump Cabinet Set To Break Decades-Long Run Of Latino Inclusion
- 7 years ago
Sonny Perdue, a former governor of Georgia, is expected to be nominated for the position of secretary of agriculture, which could make Donald Trump’s cabinet the first in decades without a Latino member.
Donald Trump is expected to make his final cabinet nomination on Thursday.
If, as anticipated, he selects Sonny Perdue, a former governor of Georgia, to fill the position of secretary of agriculture, it could make Trump’s cabinet the first in decades without a Latino member, reports the New York Magazine.
Ronald Reagan was the first president to introduce such diversity, with Lauro Cavazos becoming the education secretary in 1988, notes the Chicago Tribune.
Barring Trump, every president since has followed suit.
Sean Spicer, who will serve as the White House press secretary, said the president-elect, "...has continued to seek out the best and the brightest to fill his cabinet, but I don't think that that's the total reflection. We've got 5,000 positions. I think you're going to see a very, very strong presence of the Hispanic community in his administration."
At Spicer’s request that those concerned take a deeper look, the Washington Post searched for Latinos among Trump’s senior White House staffers, but was unable to find any.
Donald Trump is expected to make his final cabinet nomination on Thursday.
If, as anticipated, he selects Sonny Perdue, a former governor of Georgia, to fill the position of secretary of agriculture, it could make Trump’s cabinet the first in decades without a Latino member, reports the New York Magazine.
Ronald Reagan was the first president to introduce such diversity, with Lauro Cavazos becoming the education secretary in 1988, notes the Chicago Tribune.
Barring Trump, every president since has followed suit.
Sean Spicer, who will serve as the White House press secretary, said the president-elect, "...has continued to seek out the best and the brightest to fill his cabinet, but I don't think that that's the total reflection. We've got 5,000 positions. I think you're going to see a very, very strong presence of the Hispanic community in his administration."
At Spicer’s request that those concerned take a deeper look, the Washington Post searched for Latinos among Trump’s senior White House staffers, but was unable to find any.