Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show on Monday, taking stock of Donald Trump‘s bizarre series of cabinet picks.
As the comedian discussed the loopholes Trump’s administration could take to bypass the Senate confirmation and install his cabinet, Stewart pointed out the absurdity of his selections, predicting Hulk Hogan could be next.
“For example, Trump’s — let’s be generous — provocative and unorthodox cabinet picks,” said Stewart in his opening monologue. “I don’t think Hulk Hogan’s been nominated yet. I think he’s going to be the secretary of ‘TAKE YOUR VITAMINS!’”
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After speaking at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month, Hogan said he hopes to join the president-elect’s HHS secretary pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“Well you know, brother, in the wrestling business, when you’re getting ready to draw some big money, you got to shoot an angle, put some hot spice on the feud,” he said on Fox News. “And when I had Trump in the back at the Garden, I said, ‘You know something? This Robert Kennedy Jr., he’s onto something with nutrition.’ But if you tag team us up as the mega powers, you know – the MAGA-powers, RFK Jr. and Hulk Hogan – he can get them eating the right food and I can get all of our kids in shape, brother.”
In addition to RFK Jr., Trump has chosen Matt Gaetz as his attorney general, Fox News’ Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, and Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as heads of the newly created department of government efficiency.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has since accused Trump of “illegal corruption” with his cabinet nominations, noting that he has failed to sign an ethics agreement that is meant to prevent conflicts of interest.