Matt Gaetz running the justice department. Fox hosts in charge of the Pentagon and transportation. Elon Musk as head of layoffs. And Robert F Kennedy Jr and Dr Oz overseeing the nationā€™s health.

Some have likened Donald Trumpā€™s administrative picks to a clown car; others are calling our incoming leadership a kakistocracy, or ā€œgovernment by the worst peopleā€, as Merriam-Webster puts it.

The word has been trending online, with a burst in search traffic in recent weeks and a new dedicated subreddit. Itā€™s not the first time Trump has (accidentally) made the term famous; many discovered it in his first term. But the kakistocracy of 2016 looks like Mister Rogersā€™ Neighborhood compared with the president-electā€™s new batch of sidekicks.

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    Trump should google Caesar. I donā€™t mean the normal ā€œHow far Lil Caesar from Trump?ā€ or ā€œTrump own Ceasar Hotel?ā€ or ā€œWhy smart man say me eat no Caesar?ā€

    Surrounding yourself around the corrupt lead to dangrous games. Caesar found to late.

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      He was definitely a corrupt war criminal, like any president, but Caesar was murdered because of his radical approach to helping the populare at the detriment of the oligarchy. I donā€™t think Trump has that to worry about

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        No, but heavy is the head. He will try to break his leash and the people around will look for more power. ā€œFor the love of money is the root of all evil.ā€