Donald Trump has apparently said to RFK Jr. that upon winning the election in 2016, he felt compelled to appoint individuals recommended by lobbyists and business interests, leading to dreadful insider appointments such as Scott Gottlieb at the FDA, which later benefited companies like Pfizer.
Trump indicated he was “locked in” by this system and does not wish to repeat this experience, suggesting a desire to avoid similar influences in future governance. The fact that he’s bringing on anti-establishment voices to his election team suggests that he’s serious.
RFK Jr: Trump told me he was “locked in” by the swamp in 2017 and he “doesn’t want to do that again”
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) September 9, 2024
“He said, ‘we won this election and then all of a sudden you’ve got to fill 60,000 jobs.’
He said, ‘I was surrounded by lobbyists and business interests who were saying, you’ve… pic.twitter.com/oaAEV8XJEU