Throwing an opposition politician in a mostly inconsequential cabinet post where the problems are more technical than ideological like agriculture or transportation* is pretty normal.
*that these cabinet posts are considered nonideological is ideological
I mean there's a 90% chance this guy becomes a Cabinet member since a Republican is the only one who will get passed by a Republican senate.
Throwing an opposition politician in a mostly inconsequential cabinet post where the problems are more technical than ideological like agriculture or transportation* is pretty normal.
*that these cabinet posts are considered nonideological is ideological