Former Top Aide to Obama, David Axelrod, is now defending the Trump transition from criticism he’s getting in the media for not having made his cabinet appointments already:
Lots of reasons to be concerned about @realDonaldTrump transition but the pace of announcements isn't one of them. That's not a fair shot.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 17, 2016
@davidaxelrod @realDonaldTrump You've completely jumped the shark. Can you imagine if this were Obama, what the GOP would be saying???
— lowkell (@lowkell) November 17, 2016
We hadn't made any major appointments at this point in 2008. I don't remember being criticized for it. https://t.co/3yXvA8g6bL
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 17, 2016
It’s exactly what Bret Baier was saying about the timing of appointments. It was nearly 3 weeks before Obama announced his first appointment.