CBS News anchor Scott Pelley opened Sunday’s broadcast of “60 Minutes” with a rundown of President-elect Donald Trump’s prospective Cabinet appointments — and it was clear by a few seconds in that he had given up approaching the matter with even the slightest bit of objectivity.
Pelley began his monologue with a straight rundown of Trump’s landslide victory, but got progressively more colorful after pivoting to Trump’s Cabinet appointments.
This past week, Republicans won the House majority and President-elect Trump named several of the people he’s picked for his Cabinet. https://t.co/mEN4CWeXMW pic.twitter.com/lZKBK25YPY
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“This past week, Republicans won the House majority and President-elect Trump made nominations to his cabinet,” Pelley said, adding “Some nominees appear to have no compelling qualifications other than…