Ex-rep Dingell: ‘Truly deplorable ones’ in Trump’s cabinet

Former Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) says President-elect Donald Trump is staffing his inner circle with “deplorable” figures.

“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

{mosads}Dingell was referencing a comment Hillary Clinton made on the campaign trail about half of Trump’s supporters falling into a “basket of deplorables” because of their bigoted beliefs.

The president-elect recently announced that he selected Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.), Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn for top posts in the administration. All three have faced opposition and accusations of racism and Islamophobia.

Dingell’s wife Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) took his old House seat after he retired in 2015.