Presidential cabinet positions

[Rye Miles #13621]

This is not meant to be political but watching the president-elect’s cabinet nominees I wonder if the Founding Fathers intended for this many positions in a president’s cabinet! Geeez there’s a ton of them. 

 
Please don’t make this political! I’m just questioning the amount of positions. I doubt the Founders had anywhere this number!🙄

 

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/cabinet-members

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Non-cabinet appointees

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

When George Washington was inaugurated the U.S. had fewer than 4 million people.  There was bascially no techology as the industrial revolution had not begun.  He had four on his cabinent.  State, Tresury, War and Attorney General.  Things have changed a bit since then.

[Rye Miles #13621]

14 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

When George Washington was inaugurated the U.S. had fewer than 4 million people.  There was bascially no techology as the industrial revolution had not begun.  He had four on his cabinent.  State, Tresury, War and Attorney General.  Things have changed a bit since then.

Just a little. All these positions have secretary positions as well.

[Blackwater 53393]

There are 15 actual cabinet positions.

Edited November 26, 2024 by Blackwater 53393

[Rye Miles #13621]

38 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

There are 15 actual cabinet positions.

The article I posted says  it’s 16

Every other thing I read says 15

I guess technically you could include VP which would be 16 🙄

The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.

Edited November 26, 2024 by Rye Miles #13621

[Subdeacon Joe]

39 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

The article I posted says  it’s 16

Every other thing I read says 15

 

Maybe the writer included the Dept. Of Government Efficiency. 

[watab kid]

i noticed a lot of faces in the array they showed this morning as well , i was a bit surprised but i know there are a lot of advisors and such as well , i cant think that the past couple presidents had less but the news didnt bother to cover it , 

[Sedalia Dave]

On 11/25/2024 at 9:34 PM, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Maybe the writer included the Dept. Of Government Efficiency. 

 

Well if DOGE does their job correctly there shouldn't be a requirement for that many cabinet positions in the future.

[Smokin Gator SASS #29736]

It's funny how the media still can't stop themselves from reporting things like describing each current nominee as a "loyalist". As if the other sides nominees 4 years ago weren't loyalists too. They are just incapable of reporting without obvious bias.

[Rye Miles #13621]

2 hours ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said:

It's funny how the media still can't stop themselves from reporting things like describing each current nominee as a "loyalist". As if the other sides nominees 4 years ago weren't loyalists too. They are just incapable of reporting without obvious bias.

Right?? Do they think a POTUS nominates people that don’t like him?🙄