‘Trump’s dodgy Cabinet picks are packing more baggage than a transatlantic flight’
The Mirror's US editor Christopher Bucktin reports on the best of the most bizarre it-could-only-happen-in-the-USA stories in his The Buck Stops Here column. This week, Trump proves he can sink even further by choosing a Cabinet of men who are all facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct
Christopher Bucktin is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience. A former Press Gazette Reporter of the Year, he has held senior roles including Head of Content, before relocating to the United States in 2013 to become US Editor. With a track record for breaking agenda-setting exclusives, he has reported from the front lines of America’s biggest news stories, led investigations into the Trump administration and the Jeffrey Epstein case. He holds weekly columns in the Daily Mirror, Daily Star and Reach's regional titles.
NOT even three weeks since his win and already three of Donald Trump’s top Cabinet picks are facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct.
First, his pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, is accused of being “extra-friendly” with a 17-year-old and paying two women for their time.
Next, defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth admits to paying off a woman who sued him over sexual assault — though he denies the accusation.
Finally, health and human services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is accused of groping a former babysitter. As Republican senators weigh up such stellar résumés, they’ll have to decide which red flag to ignore first — because this Cabinet is packing more baggage than a transatlantic flight.
Cruise passengers got more adventure than they bargained for when strong winds rocked the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, causing it to tilt sharply – right as Celine Dion’s Titanic
The 15-deck ship, packed with 4,300 passengers, was on a transatlantic trip from Barcelona to Miami. Still, for a moment, it seemed they were heading straight for an Oscar-worthy disaster scene. Luckily, they just needed a firm grip and a good sense of humour to ride it out.
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That’s right: the red isn’t made from grapes but from tomatoes, with a hint of basil. Teaming up with Kansas-based Just Beyond Paradise Winery, Pizza Hut invites fans to sip their marinara-er wine and blur the line between drink and dinner.
A South Carolina teacher is accusing a 10-year-old student of sexual harassment. The child has been placed on a “no-hug policy” after the Lancaster County educator’s complaint alleges the child put his head on her chest while hugging her and pressed his body against hers.
The boy’s mother said she was unaware of the problem and didn’t understand how the situation escalated to the point of a formal complaint. She calls her son a “very loving child”.
A banana duct-taped to a wall has just peeled $6.2million (£4.9m) from a buyer’s wallet at a New York auction. The “art piece”, known as Comedian, went viral after Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan first slapped it on a wall at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019.
Festivalgoers couldn’t tell if this lone banana stuck with silver tape was a prank or a jab at the art world’s taste for the bizarre.
Sotheby’s says Cattelan’s flashy announcement of a “new original work” sparked a global buzz, as Comedian drew record crowds and left people divided over whether they should laugh or reach for their wallets.
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