'Astonished': Conservative baffled as America gets used to 'SNL' parody nominees

Donald Trump’s eyebrow-raising cabinet picks for his next administration came under criticism from anti-Trump conservative Tom Nichols, who remarked that the president-elect’s selections appear better qualified for a Saturday Night Live skit than a high-profile government job.

Nichols, a retired Naval War College professor, spoke Tuesday in a podcast with The Bulwark, where he told host Tim Miller that he’s feeling “more optimistic” since Election Day, but also “less optimistic too.”

“I knew it was going to be bad...