Trump garnered support from Black people. Why aren't more in his Cabinet? | Opinion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : While Trump has the right to make his choices, it is evident that some of his selections are motivated by loyalty to longtime supporters or big donors.
58% : "That's what most people want and that's why Trump won.
56% : For instance, he chose one of the wealthiest men in the world, Elon Musk, to become the co-leader of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
54% : He said he trusts that Trump will choose the most qualified people for his Cabinet to move the country forward.
53% : Owens, 50, founder and CEO of Project Move the Needle, an organization focused on mobilizing disenchanted African American voters, said Black men supported Trump because he was more relatable.
52% : McMahon has more experience working with her now-disgraced husband, Vince McMahon, in the World Wrestling Association and taking a "tombstone piledriver" from wrestlers than working with public schools, as she served only one year on the Connecticut State Board of Education from 2009 to 2010.
51% : One notable exception is a Milwaukee leader, Orlando Owens, who heads an organization that helped turn Black voters to Trump in November, cementing his victory in Wisconsin.
50% : According to ABC News, Trump has tapped 13 billionaires to serve with a combined net worth of nearly $460 billion, making it the wealthiest administration in modern history.
49% : While I usually avoid questioning Cabinet appointments, Trump stated at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July that he is "running to be president for all of America, not just half of America."
47% : Trump has promised to go after educational institutions and businesses that adhere to DEI practices.
44% : For his new Cabinet, Trump nominated Scott Turner, a 52-year-old African American and former Texas state lawmaker, to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
43% : Trump followed suit in his last term with his appointment of neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson in that role.
35% : Instead, Trump has stacked his administration with billionaires.
34% : Opinion: GOP governors will face relentless pressure from Trump.
22% : Trump has frequently downplayed the effects slavery and discriminatory policies have had on African Americans.

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