Finance guru Dave Ramsey had eight words for those reacting unfavorably to Donald Trump‘s cabinet picks – those being, ‘You can’t let the masses dictate your leadership’.
The reminder was delivered by the radio personality on Wednesday’s ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast’, where he touted the importance of keeping a united front following the failed nominations of almost AG-Matt Gaetz and Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister.
Both men have had their hats pulled from the prospective ring following progressive backlash fueled alleged scandals.
Other still-standing picks like Robert F. Kennedy as health secretary and Fox News‘ Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense have also raised eyebrows, mostly due to their prior comments in the press.
Referencing such vitriol to Fox News’ Neil Cavuto, the Ramsey Solutions founder went on to issue the stern warning.
First, though, the 64-year-old aired a metaphor illustrating what he said was a dire need need for a strong leader – following four years of policies he’s already panned as ‘not sustainable’.
Ramsey, meanwhile, has a net worth somewhere in the ballpark of $200million – a sum secured by offering regular financial advice to Americans that’s often tough to hear. When it came to advising the president-elect, the money expert did not mince words either.
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The reminder was aired by the 64-year-old radio personality on Wednesday’s ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast’
There, he touted the importance of Trump keeping a united front – following failed nominations of almost AG-Matt Gaetz and a Florida sheriff to head the DEA. Both men have had their hats pulled from the prospective ring following progressive backlash fueled alleged scandals
‘Well, obviously, there’ll be a time where you have to fish or cut bait,’ the real estate tycoon began.
‘A leader that won’t stand beside their team and cover their back the first time something gets rough, sends a signal to the rest of the team that he’s not going to stand there,’ he added.
‘If I were in this situation, I’m gonna back this until I make a decision not to. I’m not going to ‘waffle’ in the public eye.’
‘I’m going [to] do all this directly with the leader and decide whether we’re going [to] move forward or not together,’ he concluded.
When asked whether Trump may have rushed moves like naming Gaetz as his preferred AM despite him already facing scrutiny from lawmakers over allegations that include sexual misconduct, Ramsey remained steadfast in his stance.
‘I don’t think he picked them for Senate confirmation,’ Ramsey said as Senate Republicans struggle to vet Trump’s array of appointments and nominees.
‘He picked them because their values align with where he wants to go,’ he asserted, pointing to common ground shared by the proverbial pack – the fact they’re all Trump loyalists.
Loyalty, he said, will continue to be the focus of Trump’s selection process, after many of the members of the president-elect’s first cabinet found themselves unable to take office in time for Inauguration Day because of delays in the formal confirmation process.
Other still-standing picks like Robert F. Kennedy as health secretary and Fox News’ Pete Hegseth as the secretary of defense have also raised eyebrows, mostly due to prior comments.
Ramsey said those picks were important due them all involving Trump loyalists – a strategy he said the president-elect should persist with despite recent pushback
At the time, part of the lateness – which saw Trump become the president with the second-fewest cabinet nominees two weeks in next to just George Washington – was attributed to opposition by Senate Democrats and delays in submitting background-check paperwork.
This time around, Ramsey said Trump will again focus on the bigger picture, not rushing his picks with the Senate seemingly now in his corner.
;He’s looking for people who, if they disagree with him, they’re going [to] disagree, they’re going [to] have a good healthy disagreement,’ he said of the long game he believes is being played by the Republican. ‘Not someone who’s going [to] slit his throat from behind.
‘Are our values lined up? Is there an alignment on loyalty? Are they smart enough, skilled enough to do the job in front of them?’ he said, airing the three prospective questions the president-elect is likely pondering as he selects his second cabinet.
‘ If they’ve got those things… assemble the team that we want. Not taking a Poll on that,’ Ramsey finished off saying.
First, though, went on to offer Cavuto one of his trademark quips, saying, ‘You can’t let the masses dictate your leadership. Because if you do, you’ll soon figure out that the ‘m’ is silent.’
Meanwhile,figures like Marco Rubio, Pam Bondi, Doug Burgum, Brooke Rollins, Howard Lutnick, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Scott Turner, Sean Duffy, Chris Wright, Linda McMahon, Doug Collins, and Kristi Noem have filled other slots in Trump’s prospective cabinet.
The rollout, coupled with a lack of vetting, is creating trouble for Senate Republicans, who have been with egg on their face following the situations not only surrounding Gaetz, but Florida Sheriff Chronister as well.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister was tapped by Trump to lead the DEA this past weekend – paving the way for an embarrassing about-face three days later when the New York Post reported Trump had found issue with his arrest of a Tampa pastor during the pandemic
The arrest, which occurred on March 30, 2020, saw Chronister cuff Ronald Howard-Browne, the 63-year-old pastor of The River at Tampa Bay Church, for allegedly flouting COVID-19 lockdown orders. Both charges were later dropped, putting the top cops at odds with Trump’s following
He was tapped by Trump to lead the DEA this past weekend – paving the way for an embarrassing about-face three days later when the New York Post reported Trump had found issue with his arrest of a Tampa pastor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The arrest, which occurred on March 30, 2020, saw Chronister cuff Ronald Howard-Browne, the 63-year-old pastor of The River at Tampa Bay Church, for allegedly flouting COVID-19 lockdown orders by holding services at his congregation.
At the time, Chronister tweeted that Howard-Browne had ‘intentionally and repeatedly disregarded state and local public health orders, which put his congregation and our community in danger.’
The pastor was thus charged with unlawful assembly and violation of public health emergency rules, but both charges were later dropped.
News of the decision appeared set to put Chronister at odds with the president-elect’s fanbase, with Trump seemingly nipping that emerging problem at first change.
Sources familiar with matter said the politician used a ‘forceful hand’ to get the sheriff to resign, which he did on Wednesday.
Trump confirmed the cops ouster that day, after which Sheriff’s office spokesperson Amanda Granit provided a statement commenting on the announcement.
‘Sheriff Chronister stands behind his decision to withdraw from consideration,’ Granit said. ‘Right now, his priority, as it has been for the last seven years, remains the mission to protect and serve everyone in Hillsborough County.’
As of writing on Sunday, no other Trump picks have withdrawn their names from consideration.
