Former Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) says President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE is staffing his inner circle with "deplorable" figures.

“Forget the basket,” Dingell tweeted Friday. “The truly deplorable ones end up in the cabinet.”

Forget the basket. The truly deplorable ones end up in the cabinet. — John Dingell (@JohnDingell) November 18, 2016

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Dingell was referencing a comment Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot Poll: 51 percent of voters want to abolish the electoral college MORE made on the campaign trail about half of Trump’s supporters falling into a “basket of deplorables” because of their bigoted beliefs.

The president-elect recently announced that he selected Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.), Sen. Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE (R-Ala.) and retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn for top posts in the administration. All three have faced opposition and accusations of racism and Islamophobia.

Dingell's wife Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) took his old House seat after he retired in 2015.