What Trump's Cabinet picks says about his presidency

Scott Pruitt at Trump Tower
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt arrives at Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016.
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President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are coming fast and furious these days. Generals, politicians and public figures have been spinning the revolving doors of Trump Tower for weeks.

What are the latest nominations and what does the makeup of the Cabinet say about how Trump will govern?

MPR News host Kerri Miller, Republican commentator Reed Galen and reporter Vann Newkirk go over the procedure of selecting Cabinet members, the nominated and what it all means come Inauguration Day.

For the full conversation, select the audio link above.

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