Trump supporters petition for Ron Paul to be appointed to cabinet

Now that the shock of Donald Trump’s election is abating, rumors abound of who the president-elect will appoint to his cabinet.

One of the more unusual speculations: Ron Paul for Secretary of State.

This one is more of a pipe dream for libertarians/nightmare scenario for neoconservatives than a real possibility, since Trump has not actually floated Paul’s name for any cabinet position.

Jennifer Rubin, a conservative blogger for the Washington Post, started the rumor earlier this year when she tweeted:

Ron Paul as secretary of state #thingstoworryabout