When Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: Our Supervillain Draft Picks For America’s Cabinet

Art by Stephen Byrne A few weeks ago Black Geeks of Dragon Con asked “Which supervillains would make up PEOTUS Trump’s cabinet?” Of course, anything worth doing is worth OVERDOING and any nerd question worth answering is worth writing a whole article about. Brain-parts thus inspired, I teamed up with the King of the Flaming Hot Takes himself, CB Rucker to give y’all a definitive list. Plus we gotta get these laughs off since the real picks are turning out to be even more terrifying than our fake ones. White House Chief of Staff/Chief Strategist – Formerly know as the “assistant to the president” this is the highest ranking White House employee. They “protect the interests of the president” and, under the right circumstances, can become the power behind the POTUS. Our Pick: Lex Luthor

Many would put Lex Luthor in a more prominent role, and there’s evidence to support that sure. However, Lex is peak Lex when he’s “the man behind the man” pulling all the strings with the ability to absolve himself of wrongdoing should shit go south. The last thing Lex would want is an office where folks would be all up in his pockets looking for financial conflicts of interest. He’d simply find a mark willing to do it and control him. No, YOU’RE the puppet. Secretary of State – Chief diplomat and head of the Department of State. Responsible for forging and maintaining relationships between the United States and other countries. Our Pick: Magneto

Magneto is basically Mitt Romney: that dude who…