Soon to be replaced by another actor, I'm sure.

4/7/2020 3:54:40 PM

Kenneth Braithwaite is the guy who is awaiting confirmation. I know nothing about him

4/7/2020 4:26:26 PM

What's this about?

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/933105262/trump-terminates-secretary-of-defense-mark-esper

[Edited on November 9, 2020 at 2:34 PM. Reason : ]

11/9/2020 2:34:12 PM

The first "news" reaction I saw on Twitter to this was that he's angry at Esper because Esper fought him on sending troops into US cities during protests/looting...or something along those lines

11/9/2020 3:06:56 PM

Barr is out.

How much damage will his successor do in the remaining month?

12/14/2020 6:05:39 PM

Not as much as Barr has done

12/14/2020 9:00:48 PM

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-justice-dept-tried-grand-120145159.html

Quote :

"The Justice Department under President Donald Trump secretly obtained a grand-jury subpoena last year in an attempt to identify the person behind a Twitter account dedicated to mocking Rep. Devin Nunes of California, according to a newly unsealed court document. But Twitter fought the subpoena, as well as an associated gag order barring the company from talking about it publicly. Twitter executives raised skepticism about whether the Justice Department might be abusing federal criminal law-enforcement power to retaliate against a critic of Nunes, a Republican who is a close ally of Trump, in violation of the First Amendment. Ultimately, according to a person familiar with the matter, the Justice Department withdrew the subpoena this spring, after President Joe Biden took office."

5/18/2021 2:35:54 PM

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/nx-s1-5187039/trump-lee-zeldin-epa-environment

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-taps-us-senator-marco-rubio-secretary-state-2024-11-12/

Trump on X in 2015:

Quote :

"Marco Rubio is a total lightweight who I wouldn’t hire to run one of my smaller companies - a highly overrated politician!"

11/12/2024 9:53:07 AM

https://x.com/ComicDaveSmith/status/1856342323900092770

11/12/2024 9:56:40 AM

Quote :

"For years to come, there are many people on the right... that are going to be having to explain and justify how they fell into this trap of supporting Donald Trump." -Marco Rubio (2016), who was just named Trump's Secretary of State"

Quote :

"Rubio also said: “Donald Trump, a con artist, will never get control of this party.” And, “We cannot allow a con artist to get access to the nuclear codes of the United States of America.”"

11/12/2024 11:46:03 AM

^^^^

That's heinous, not to mention, dangerous and scary.

But now, he is in bed with the owner of Twitter, and he is making a big deal about restoring freedom of speech in the US:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCKgJFjJe9u

11/12/2024 12:39:11 PM

All of these announcements are a smokescreen and misdirection meant to keep the attention on trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/11/trump-senate-recess-appointments-powergrab/

Good article contextualizing it. Media needs to do better instead of just being stenographers

11/12/2024 9:37:19 PM

I really wonder how far gone and how willing to cede power the Supreme Court is.

11/13/2024 6:51:41 AM

Well considering they said he is a king that can literally do absolutely anything he wants without any fear of consequence, I’d say pretty far fucking gone

[Edited on November 13, 2024 at 7:36 AM. Reason : $$$]

11/13/2024 7:34:48 AM

Fox News host with no political experience is our next Defense Secretary!

11/13/2024 9:37:19 AM

^^Of course I'm bothered by that decision, but with lifetime appointments, they don't really have to kiss the ring if they don't want to. I would think at some point even they'd get tired of Trump's crap and take a stand for separation of powers. We'll probably get a chance to find out.

11/13/2024 2:00:41 PM

^ see also: Aileen Cannon

11/13/2024 2:37:46 PM

Thanks for reminding me. Not really the same level of untouchable as the Supreme Court.

11/13/2024 3:37:20 PM

Gaetz as AG my God is Rubio the LEAST offensive of his picks so far??

11/13/2024 3:48:24 PM

Holy shit, this is going to be insane

11/13/2024 3:50:12 PM

https://x.com/matthewstoller/status/1856797803567006193

Based.

Quote :

"Matt Gaetz wrote an amicus brief supporting the FTC’s noncompete ban. He’s a genuine populist on antitrust, arbitration agreements, and corporate power"

https://x.com/mattgaetz/status/1413125816989495296

"Dey tewk rrrr jerbs"

[Edited on November 13, 2024 at 4:13 PM. Reason : A]

11/13/2024 3:56:27 PM

Trump is full-on trolling America at this point. His proposed cabinet is a cadre of fools and scofflaws.

I trust his fans will be elated with the elevation of ignorance.

11/13/2024 4:10:45 PM

The only way for Trump to be a Super Villain is for him to have normal villains working beneath him.

11/13/2024 4:11:48 PM

11/13/2024 5:45:14 PM

^^^ It's this meritocracy we're always hearing about

11/13/2024 5:52:22 PM

[Edited on November 13, 2024 at 6:24 PM. Reason : ]

11/13/2024 6:20:50 PM

Is it possible we escape this due to the sheer ineptitude of his cabinet members?

11/13/2024 7:01:53 PM

Kevin McCarthy:

Quote :

"“I’ll give you the truth why I’m not speaker. Because one person, a member of Congress, wanted me to stop an ethics complaint because he slept with a 17-year-old, an ethics complaint that started before I ever became speaker. And that’s illegal and I’m not gonna get in the middle of it.""

11/13/2024 7:03:41 PM

^^ no.

https://babylonbee.com/news/efficiency-new-dhs-secretary-kristi-noem-pledges-to-cut-k-9-workforce-by-90

11/13/2024 7:13:38 PM

If you can't trust the Babylon Bee, who can you trust?

11/13/2024 7:18:02 PM

^I can't tell if you woosh'ed if I'm woosh'ing your joke

11/13/2024 7:39:14 PM

What is MTG going to head up?

Maybe this could fail if these people garner too much attention for themselves and start stealing Trump's spotlight.

11/13/2024 8:06:39 PM

MTG should be like ways and means commission lol

11/13/2024 8:11:40 PM

Obviously MTG heads the Space Force. She's gonna finally take out those lasers

11/13/2024 10:06:59 PM

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/13/g-s1-34082/senate-reaction-gaetz-gabbard-trump-cabinet

Quote :

"If confirmed, Gaetz, 42, would take the helm of a department that as recently as last year was investigating him for possible sex trafficking offenses. Ultimately, prosecutors recommended against bringing charges against him after a long-running probe. Gaetz also faced an House Ethics Committee investigation related to sex trafficking and drug allegations that ended when he resigned his position on Wednesday."

11/14/2024 9:55:04 AM

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/media/pete-hegseth-fox-news-trump-defense-secretary/index.html

https://nypost.com/2024/11/13/us-news/all-of-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseths-tattoos/

11/14/2024 10:02:55 AM

Is there any downside or constraint experienced if a nominee isn’t confirmed by the Senate, other than it being a transgression of norms to excessively rely on “acting” positions?

11/18/2024 11:05:10 AM

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/16/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-accuser-paid/

11/19/2024 11:06:11 AM

Apparently the server with the Matt Gaetz investtigation documents was hacked

11/19/2024 1:54:49 PM

Dr Oz for Medicare/Medicaid

Horoscopes, stethoscopes...close enough.

11/19/2024 4:40:20 PM

Vince McMahon's wife for Education Secretary. Seems legit.

11/19/2024 6:41:00 PM

11/19/2024 7:02:56 PM

Glad to have Oprah only a phone call or two away from Trump

11/19/2024 7:36:39 PM

hahaha this is gonna be a damned spectacle to watch.

I just hope Lutnick doesn't fuck up my investment portfolio. Or whatever, maybe he'll create a buying opportunity--I have a big cash horde, for lack of anywhere I'm comfortable investing it...Maybe I can cash in on this debacle 5-10 years down the road.

11/19/2024 7:38:52 PM

11/20/2024 12:28:34 PM

I keep hoping it's not. And it keeps being.

11/20/2024 1:12:50 PM

I dunno. Watching Senate GOP members getting live cucked is pretty cool.

11/20/2024 2:56:45 PM

Cool is not the word I would choose to describe a dysfunctional democracy surrendering to autocracy.

11/20/2024 3:00:56 PM

Nah. He's only going to be a dictator on Day 1. Just gotta survive that day, and we're good, right? Right?

11/20/2024 5:40:54 PM

Matthew Whittaker: no foreign policy or military experience. Let him be NATO Ambassador

11/20/2024 6:04:59 PM