Trump Cabinet picks ordered to stay off social media amid ugly MAGA visa battle

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff has ordered his Cabinet picks not to post on social media without approval from the transition team. “Accordingly, all intended nominees should refrain from any public social media posts without prior approval of the incoming White House counsel.” It remains unclear what specifically led to the memo being issued now, but Senate confirmation hearings are set to begin early next year just as the MAGA war is escalating. Bannon, Trump’s one-time White House strategist, demanded “reparations” on the program from Musk and other tech leaders for stealing jobs from Americans to give them to H-B1 immigrants. His cabinet picks have been ordered to get any social media posts cleared ahead of time by the incoming White House counsel The ugly visa battle is hardly the only thing on lawmakers’ minds ahead of Cabinet position hearings.