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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Despite what you might think, or fail to remember, Trump’s timeline of announcing cabinet picks is currently similar to past presidents.  
Here is a handy-dandy table to show you that he really should be in no real hurry, despite the media coverage.

[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxZ4YDmUsAAWASE.jpg:large[/img][/quote]

A little quick research suggests your chart may be inaccurate. Obama announced several picks earlier than the chart suggests. Perhaps the chart is referring to formal nomination dates? Perhaps it's also one of the many fake graphics that float around on right wing websites (like that fake bullshit Hannity circulated about Trump transporting soldiers).  Someone should check the details of this one. [/quote]

[quote]First, on Nov. 6, 2008, Mr. Obama named Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff. That was the only staff hire announced within the first two weeks after Election Day. Though several other Obama campaign staffers were rumored to be in discussions for formal roles, such as David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs, those announcements didn’t come until later.

On Nov. 19, Mr. Obama announced Axelrod as his senior adviser, as well as his staff secretary, White House counsel and Cabinet secretary. Three days later, on Nov. 22, Mr. Obama’s transition team announced Gibbs would serve as press secretary, Ellen Moran as White House communications director and Dan Pfeiffer as deputy communications director.

As far as Cabinet positions go, the only Cabinet secretary Mr. Obama announced in November was Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. On December 1, Mr. Obama announced his picks for several top foreign policy and national security posts, including Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, Eric Holder as Attorney General, Janet Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Security, Robert Gates as Defense Secretary and Susan Rice as Ambassador to the United Nations.[/quote]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heres-how-trumps-transition-compares-to-past-transitions-so-far/[/quote]

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