The contradictions abound. One of Trump's core promises was to restore well-paying jobs in the factories and the mines. But he's putting at the helm of the Labor Department the CEO of the company that franchises Hardee's and Carl Jr.'s. Their workers tend to be at the bottom end of the pay scale. Puzder's passions have been invested in cutting wage costs. If Trump wanted a corporate type at Labor, might he at least have tried to pick someone from the manufacturing sphere?