That right wing populism delivering for the 1%

That right wing populism delivering for the 1%

by digby

It sure looks like Trump was only kidding about the economic part of his right wing populist agenda:

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is President-elect Donald Trump's leading candidate for Commerce Secretary, multiple sources told POLITICO.

Ross, 78, is the founder of the private equity firm WL Ross & Co., known for restructuring failed companies and he's an economic adviser to Trump.

Carl Icahn appeared to confirm the news that Ross is the leading candidate for Commerce on Tuesday, tweeting, "Spoke to @realDonaldTrump. Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross are being considered for Treasury and Commerce. Both would be great choices."

Dan DiMicco, the former CEO of steelmaker Nucor Corp and a Trump trade adviser, is seen as another top candidate for the Commerce Secretary job. But sources said he's also being eyed for U.S. Trade Representative.

The good news for his voters is that he seems to be very serious about getting rid of the Mexicans and the Muslims so his voters will be happy with it.

And since they believe their personal economic circumstances are already vastly improved just in the last week, that's probably fine with them.

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