Summary
Donald Trump’s second-term cabinet is criticized as a disjointed team unified only by loyalty to him, rather than qualifications or ideology.
The picks include controversial figures like Pam Bondi as attorney general, Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for an environmental role, raising concerns about conflicts and competence.
While some selections, like Marco Rubio for secretary of state, appear conventional, others reflect Trump’s focus on personal fealty and populist goals, including mass deportations and deregulation.
Critics expect chaos and impulsive governance similar to his first term.
Donald Trump’s second-term cabinet is criticized as a disjointed team unified only by loyalty to him, rather than qualifications or ideology.
Exactly as expected. 🎉
Our only hope is that they are truly as dumb as they seem.
Extremely stupid people are capable of massive damage. Especially with a congress so willing to enable them. They will Overlook legality and morality, bending over backwards to please him and his appointees.
Might be he did that on purpose… Either to cause them to fail, or do he can martial law shit when period revolt because it’s all fucked or…
He’s not the one making the plans
Former President Trump said the “biggest mistake” of his presidency was picking “bad, disloyal people” to join his administration.
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Yup. This time his biggest mistake will be picking incompetent people. But I’m sure neither he nor his braindead cronies will understand that.
As far as Trump is personally concerned, his only true mistake in his last term was picking competent people who wouldn’t bow to his every command when it came time to coup himself into staying in power. He doesn’t give a shit about running the country. He only needs to protect himself and his own.
Maybe a bright side; filling the executive with inept sycophants might slow down project 2025. The reason he struggled to achieve a lot of his bullshit the last time was they didn’t have skilled people to navigate the legal system.
Of course, that legal system also made him a king so…all they have to do is make him say whatever they want to do. But maybe, hopefully, they’ll spend a lot of time fighting amongst themselves.
Calling RFK’s position “an environmental role” is total bullshit. It’s to head the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees everything in government related to healthcare.
That’s right, we’re likely getting a true believer in such classics as vaccines cause autism and HIV doesn’t lead to AIDS, as the Healthcare Boss.
Honest question…what if someone PRETENDED to be loyal? Then passed a bunch of bills, like help for homeless, easier immigration, gun control laws, legalized abortion, and then convinced trump they were HIS ideas, so he loves them.
The anti-Sinema
No, they could like movies.
It would be easier the believe one of them actually earned the position.
cause its about keeping power, and not so much about keeping the lights on for the rest of the people.
Dude clearly ran around with his scalp scar on fire during COVID expecting nothing major would pop up during his presidency.
It was chaos then it’ll be fucking chaos now.
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They’re nothing more then yes men, I hope they mess up so hard that he resigns in four years
Appointing people who will do what you tell them is basic effective governance. The alternative is people who will prevent you from doing what you were elected to accomplish.
Imagine if Biden appointed a head of the DEA who agreed to legalize cannibis, a head of the department of education who agreed to delete all student debt, a head of the DoJ who threw Trump in prison, etc.
This would be a good thing if the party was doing it to accomplish good things instead of Trump.
Competent, effective leaders are better than sycophantic yes-men to advise and lead government offices.
Which is why the constitution gives Congress to power to approve or reject appointments.
Unless they go along with his recess appointment nonsense.
The Turtle is saying no way. He might do something halfway decent on his way out.
Only an incompetent or malicious leader would appoint people who will prevent them from doing what they were elected to do.
It’s not a virtue to let the system stop you from helping the people who elected you in the name of compromise or norms or whatever, it’s a betrayal of the voters.
I will say the same thing in 2028 if the dems somehow win with a centrist who immediately ties their hands behind their back by appointing future enemies to positions of power.
I disagree with you in general, but you’re right on target when it comes to that dipshit Merrick Fucking Garland.
