A Politico column from Washington Monthly politics editor Bill Scher is raising eyebrows for touting Gisele Fetterman and Bill Nye (the Science Guy) as potential shadow Cabinet members.

Working off Senator Elissa Slotkin’s (D-MI) suggestion that Democrats ought to build a shadow Cabinet a la European opposition parties to “take the lead in challenging the Trump administration,” Scher suggested that the party should “tap accomplished people with the ability to speak plainly and the credibility to puncture the Trump administration’s often Orwellian narratives.”

Incredibly, Scher then proceeded to nominate the aforementioned Fetterman, the wife of Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), to run the Department of Homeland Security — the massive federal department in charge of immigration enforcement, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and much more — in the shadow Cabinet.

“Sen. John Fetterman has become a highly controversial figure in the Democratic Party. His militaristic commentary in defense of Israel has alienated progressives. Leaks from former staffers have raised concerns about whether he is fit to serve in the wake of an extended hospital stay to relieve acute depression,” began Scher. “But his wife, Gisele Fetterman, has none of the baggage and is a compelling figure in her own right. An undocumented immigrant who came from Brazil when she was a child, Gisele married John soon after he became mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania. To help poor Braddock residents she founded Free Store 15104, which provides food and clothes to anyone in need. As her husband’s star rose, she kept a cheeky social media presence. When John was elected lieutenant governor, Gisele dubbed herself SLOP (Second Lady of Pennsylvania.)”

“Since the November election, Gisele’s social media activity has declined. Her last X post was written in February, defending immigrants without directly mentioning Trump’s deportation campaign: ‘I still hate politics but I [heart emoji] people and I believe all people deserve to feel safe in their homeland. And if your home is a chosen one, then you should also feel safe there,'” continued Scher. “The cheek may be gone but her intrinsic understanding of the immigrant plight remains. As Trump continues on his aggressive deportation campaign, few in America can better personify and articulate what we lose when we vilify people who loved America enough to choose to live here.”

Subsequently, he suggested that Nye be tapped to lead the EPA, observing that “the bowtied engineer-turned-comedy writer-turned-children’s TV host has long married science and entertainment, and in recent years he has applied his talents to combating climate change.”

“He’s now taken to calling himself ‘Bill Nye the Climate Guy’ and at a time when the party is bemoaning its ability to reach young voters, it could do worse than turn to a guy with a 10-million strong TikTok following,” wrote Scher.

Online, some marveled at the column.

“An actual journalist published a piece in Politico suggesting Gisele Fetterman should be Secretary of Homeland Security because she was once an illegal immigrant, and you’re wondering if any lessons have been learned?” asked RedState’s Bonchie incredulously.

“In an extremely funny April Fools Day article that randomly just published today, Politico suggests a Shadow Cabinet to oppose Trump, including the disastrous Samantha Power as Secretary of State, Letitia James as AG, comedian Jon Stewart at the VA, and Fetterman’s wife for DHS,” observed investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy, who also shared an oft-mocked clip from Nye’s show Bill Nye Saves the World.

“Democrats can spend $20 million to study ‘male syntax,’ but as long as its political commentators that it listens to fanboy over lists like this, the party is never going to reconnect to normal Americans,” argued conservative radio star Erick Erickson.

“If this the best the Dems can do we’re in great shape,” mused former Trump White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

“It’s literally a tour through the Ignominiously Rejected, plus – for whatever reason – John Fetterman’s wife, who of course is way more progressive and also a completely powerless unelected political spouse,” declared National Review‘s Jeff Blehar.

“A shadow cabinet is tough to pull off in the American context, but it’s not necessarily a bad idea,” submitted Varad Mehta. “But some of the choices (Letitia James as AG, Jon Stewart for the VA, Bill Nye for the EPA, and the aforementioned Mrs. Fetterman for DHS) are so moronic they wholly undermine it.”

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