Former Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) says President-elect Donald Trump
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“Forget the basket,” Dingell tweeted Friday. “The truly deplorable ones end up in the cabinet.”
Forget the basket. The truly deplorable ones end up in the cabinet.
— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) November 18, 2016
Dingell was referencing a comment Hillary Clinton
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The president-elect recently announced that he selected Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.), Sen. Jeff Sessions
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Dingell's wife Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) took his old House seat after he retired in 2015.
