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Dulcinea

(7,603 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2024, 04:38 PM Dec 4

Trump's transition was supposed to be a show of force. What happened?

(Politico) Over the last 24 hours, Donald Trump lost his pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration. His choice for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is struggling to gain support from Senate Republicans. The president-elect is now even considering his onetime rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis, to lead the Pentagon.

And these shake-ups to his not-yet-formed administration come after former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration as Trump’s choice for attorney general.

All told, the setbacks are raising new questions about Trump’s power over his party, whether Republicans would submit to any and all of his demands — and the expectation that his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, would bring order to Trump’s transition and White House.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-faces-setbacks-tries-fill-153741125.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CONTROL&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20241204-0&bt_user_id=%2Ba8PNGnZRamRrUUmmuErNC25IkhF1FEtBVtFXDki%2FHlXUQo4jJgGhFf2XlVubl%2BJ&bt_ts=1733344731099

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Trump's transition was supposed to be a show of force. What happened? (Original Post) Dulcinea Dec 4 OP

He has his BVDs wrapped around his ankles and he's Klarkashton Dec 4 #1

trdumpee thought his sdmin nomination were going to be a cakewalk. magicarpet Dec 4 #2

It's not about power, force, or strength. It's about competence, and the total lack thereof. bucolic_frolic Dec 4 #3

More like a shitshow of farce Blue Owl Dec 4 #4

Well, it's been a long since a Republican no_hypocrisy Dec 4 #5

It turned into a show of farce. n/t lastlib Dec 4 #6

Hire a clown. Expect a circus. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 4 #7

If you drew a Venn diagram with just two circles . . . Aussie105 Dec 5 #8

What happened is exactly what was expected: total chaos. It's just Trump-as-usual 24/7. What else did anyone Martin68 Dec 5 #9

Maybe some Republicans have finally come to the realization that if Orange Julius Caesar generalbetrayus Dec 5 #10

Klarkashton

(2,285 posts)

1. He has his BVDs wrapped around his ankles and he's

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 04:51 PM

Dec 4

stumbling around knocking the whole goddamn thing over.

good!

magicarpet

(16,955 posts)

2. trdumpee thought his sdmin nomination were going to be a cakewalk.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 04:52 PM

Dec 4

No need to be background checked or senate confirmation.

Djt was going to slip all these misfits, clowns, drunks, snd pedos in there under a contrived emergency appointment scheme. Where his nominees could serve two years absent any senate confirmation.

The senate then balked after seeing the buffoons and clowns Team trDumpee intended to fill his cabinet with.

bucolic_frolic

(47,573 posts)

3. It's not about power, force, or strength. It's about competence, and the total lack thereof.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 04:56 PM

Dec 4

His picks for Cabinet and agency positions lack the experience and depth for the agency they're being asked to lead. The DEA pick was wise to bow out. Smartest of them all so far.

Blue Owl

(54,915 posts)

4. More like a shitshow of farce

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:29 PM

Dec 4

no_hypocrisy

(49,194 posts)

5. Well, it's been a long since a Republican

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:33 PM

Dec 4

said “no” to Trump. I believe that he believed they’d rubber stamp his nominations.

lastlib

(24,986 posts)

6. It turned into a show of farce. n/t

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 06:08 PM

Dec 4

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,480 posts)

7. Hire a clown. Expect a circus.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 06:32 PM

Dec 4

Some people never fucking learn.

Aussie105

(6,467 posts)

8. If you drew a Venn diagram with just two circles . . .

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:47 AM

Dec 5

With Trump sycophants in one and potential competent Republican candidates for various government jobs in the other, they would not overlap.

Therein lies a problem for the good old US of A.

Martin68

(24,726 posts)

9. What happened is exactly what was expected: total chaos. It's just Trump-as-usual 24/7. What else did anyone

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:25 AM

Dec 5

expect?

generalbetrayus

(667 posts)

10. Maybe some Republicans have finally come to the realization that if Orange Julius Caesar

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 12:42 PM

Dec 5

keeps his promise to become a dictator on "Day One" that every Senator and Representative will be escorted out of the Capitol building and sent on their way by the Proud Boys after OJC orders all the Capitol police be fired and physically removed by US Army loyalists to him.

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