Why would he only be asking for his needs?

I can think of a few others as well

John Stewart would be a good Secretary of State…

Or Veterans Affairs

Would go better than this, actually. He’d be incompetent but he’d know that and I think he’d at least attempt to surround himself with competence.

Well… it’s less likely

Conditions a and b line up well… no belief in global warming required to buy your favorite billionaire’s shitty tonka truck.