An ally to Donald Trump found himself defending the president-elect’s continued rollout of his next administration’s cabinet picks, which a CNN host noted in a vigorous exchange has more white men named "Doug" than Black people. (Screengrab via CNN)
An ally to Donald Trump found himself defending the president-elect’s continued rollout of his next administration’s cabinet picks, which a CNN host noted in a vigorous exchange has more white men named "Doug" than Black people.
The moment came Wednesday during an appearance by Bruce Levell, former executive director of Trump’s National Diversity Coalition 2016, on CNN’s “NewsNight” when host Abby Phillip pressed the Republican for suggesting that Trump is simply selecting “the best qualified for the job.”
“There are no Black or brown or non-white people other than Marco Rubio that Donald Trump could find that are qualified?" Phillip asked.
“There are many people of different cultures that are qualified,” Levell replied. “We are interested in the people that he wants to select to do the job.”
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“Whether they're qualified or not,” the host shot back.
Levell continued his defense of Trump by saying it doesn’t matter “what color they are” as long as they “can be the best steward of the taxpayers' money.”
“Who cares what origin…who cares? As long as they're there to do the job," Levell said.
Phillip later noted that Levell’s defense is “conveniently ignoring the people who are on the list who are controversial.”
“He wants people who will be, 'Yes men and women' and not push back on him,” said Sarah Matthews, former Trump administration deputy press secretary.
Watch the clip below or at this link.