Trump complained that a secret inner cabal of career bureaucrats would oppose him. And he wasn’t wrong. The various federal agencies are a seven layer dip of careerist holdovers from prior administrations, many of who were hostile to his brand of politics for one reason or another.
Trump’s framing of the existence and internal opposition by career bureaucrats was that of some insidious anti-American cabal. But the fundamental problem is one every new President faces. Namely, the Burrowing In of political appointees to civil service career roles.
This isn’t a new problem, either. Thomas Jefferson was complaining about the problem hires left behind under the Adams administration. Burrowed-in Democrats plagued Lincoln for much of his tenure and were behind many of the smears aimed at Kennedy after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion (an Eisenhower-era plot that cost Allen Dulles his job when it humiliated JFK).
How presidents deal with recalcitrant career staffers and opposition party moles can define their administrations. This isn’t a problem Trump just made up. It’s one he doesn’t know how to deal with gracefully.
hostile to his brand of politics for one reason or another.
Because his brand of “politics” is dumb, destabilizing shit that’s bad for America and Americans. That is what they’re there for, to serve the American people and the Constitution of the United States of America.
Trump only serves himself, Putin, and indirectly, Xi.
Also, did you just link me Trump admin propaganda justifying their firing of anyone not loyal to the furher?
Because his brand of “politics” is dumb, destabilizing shit that’s bad for America and Americans.
We’ve had dumb, destabilizing policies in this country since its founding. That’s got nothing to do with the politics of the civil services. Plenty of civil servants are full-on MAGA adherents (and have been even before his first election in '16). Plenty more are die-hard Hillarycrat Libs who have dragged the country in another direction. Trump’s game is to stack his MAGA cronies above the Hillarycrats withint compromising the function of the civil service entirely, rendering it useless.
Trump only serves himself, Putin, and indirectly, Xi.
Jesus fuck dude. Have you really been watching US politics for this long and still not seen Trump acting in the explicit interests of the American billionaire class? Why do you think the Chinese President is closer to his heart than the people he pulled into his own cabinet - Lutnick, McMahon, Vought, and Loeffler? Nevermind Peter Thiel, a man who has become the nation’s premiere military contractor over the last year.
Nevermind fucking Israel.
How are you liberals this fucking blind? Trump’s CIA is systematically picking apart what’s left of Russian industry. His Pentagon is fixated on purging Chinese businesses from the Western Hemisphere. His Treasury has made cryptocurrency speculation a central tenant of fiscal policy. But y’all can’t stop saying “Foreign Men Did This” every time you look at your own decayed socio-economic system.
You’re also blind if you just say “America bad” at every opportunity. No, many of the things he’s doing are absolutely not in the interest of the billionaire class. How do you think bringing back measles benefits them?
Some of the dumb ones might think the pressure on the Fed to lower interest rates is good for their bottom line, but they’re idiots.
All of them will suck up to him regardless, for survival. It doesn’t mean they think everything he’s doing is right by them.
And yes, he’s serving some of them, particularly Peter Thiel. But he’s mostly serving Putin and himself.
We have a wealth disparity/capitalism problem. We have a Trump problem. There’s some overlap, yes, but they’re not the same.
And even Hillary isn’t the devil incarnate you think she is. She’d be more content with the status quo than I’d like, and I voted for Bernie over her, but she’s not part of some grand conspiracy to keep the American people down.
You’re also blind if you just say “America bad” at every opportunity.
It’s shooting fish in a barrel. You don’t need to aim to carefully when you’ve got a target rich environment.
No, many of the things he’s doing are absolutely not in the interest of the billionaire class
Its not in the best long term interests of the country. But then neither is having a billionaire class to begin with. Trump’s looting various cash-rich institutions and easily extorted organizations and individuals for the benefit of his cronies. That’s necessarily bad for the targets of exploitation and good for his in-group, however you might project their futures over the long term.
And yes, he’s serving some of them, particularly Peter Thiel. But he’s mostly serving Putin and himself.
Trump’s firmly in the pocket of the Military Industrial Complex. And that occasionally breaks for or against Russia, depending on who is buying. But it is always and forever a policy that favors more international conflicts and more arms sales because US exports of weapons is a GOP moneymaker.
And even Hillary isn’t the devil incarnate you think she is.
Hillary and Trump were friends. They’ve been political allies and social circle buddies since the 1990s. She egged him on to run in 2016 because she thought he’d be her cat’s paw.
Trump complained that a secret inner cabal of career bureaucrats would oppose him. And he wasn’t wrong. The various federal agencies are a seven layer dip of careerist holdovers from prior administrations, many of who were hostile to his brand of politics for one reason or another.
Trump’s framing of the existence and internal opposition by career bureaucrats was that of some insidious anti-American cabal. But the fundamental problem is one every new President faces. Namely, the Burrowing In of political appointees to civil service career roles.
This isn’t a new problem, either. Thomas Jefferson was complaining about the problem hires left behind under the Adams administration. Burrowed-in Democrats plagued Lincoln for much of his tenure and were behind many of the smears aimed at Kennedy after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion (an Eisenhower-era plot that cost Allen Dulles his job when it humiliated JFK).
How presidents deal with recalcitrant career staffers and opposition party moles can define their administrations. This isn’t a problem Trump just made up. It’s one he doesn’t know how to deal with gracefully.
Because his brand of “politics” is dumb, destabilizing shit that’s bad for America and Americans. That is what they’re there for, to serve the American people and the Constitution of the United States of America.
Trump only serves himself, Putin, and indirectly, Xi.
Also, did you just link me Trump admin propaganda justifying their firing of anyone not loyal to the furher?
We’ve had dumb, destabilizing policies in this country since its founding. That’s got nothing to do with the politics of the civil services. Plenty of civil servants are full-on MAGA adherents (and have been even before his first election in '16). Plenty more are die-hard Hillarycrat Libs who have dragged the country in another direction. Trump’s game is to stack his MAGA cronies above the Hillarycrats withint compromising the function of the civil service entirely, rendering it useless.
Jesus fuck dude. Have you really been watching US politics for this long and still not seen Trump acting in the explicit interests of the American billionaire class? Why do you think the Chinese President is closer to his heart than the people he pulled into his own cabinet - Lutnick, McMahon, Vought, and Loeffler? Nevermind Peter Thiel, a man who has become the nation’s premiere military contractor over the last year.
Nevermind fucking Israel.
How are you liberals this fucking blind? Trump’s CIA is systematically picking apart what’s left of Russian industry. His Pentagon is fixated on purging Chinese businesses from the Western Hemisphere. His Treasury has made cryptocurrency speculation a central tenant of fiscal policy. But y’all can’t stop saying “Foreign Men Did This” every time you look at your own decayed socio-economic system.
Go Lib Out to the WaPo if that’s your poison of choice.
Or reference Congress.gov for an official definition.
Or just bury your head in the sand for another four years.
You’re also blind if you just say “America bad” at every opportunity. No, many of the things he’s doing are absolutely not in the interest of the billionaire class. How do you think bringing back measles benefits them?
Some of the dumb ones might think the pressure on the Fed to lower interest rates is good for their bottom line, but they’re idiots.
All of them will suck up to him regardless, for survival. It doesn’t mean they think everything he’s doing is right by them.
And yes, he’s serving some of them, particularly Peter Thiel. But he’s mostly serving Putin and himself.
We have a wealth disparity/capitalism problem. We have a Trump problem. There’s some overlap, yes, but they’re not the same.
And even Hillary isn’t the devil incarnate you think she is. She’d be more content with the status quo than I’d like, and I voted for Bernie over her, but she’s not part of some grand conspiracy to keep the American people down.
It’s shooting fish in a barrel. You don’t need to aim to carefully when you’ve got a target rich environment.
Its not in the best long term interests of the country. But then neither is having a billionaire class to begin with. Trump’s looting various cash-rich institutions and easily extorted organizations and individuals for the benefit of his cronies. That’s necessarily bad for the targets of exploitation and good for his in-group, however you might project their futures over the long term.
Nobody in Russia, least of all Vladimir Putin, is well-served by the US continuing to arm and instigate conflicts between Russia and Ukraine. And yet that’s exactly what our foreign services continue to do. You can trace this right back to 2018, when Trump shoveled out a bunch of anti-aircraft missile systems and anti-tank weapons to Ukrainian Nationalists.
Trump’s firmly in the pocket of the Military Industrial Complex. And that occasionally breaks for or against Russia, depending on who is buying. But it is always and forever a policy that favors more international conflicts and more arms sales because US exports of weapons is a GOP moneymaker.
Hillary and Trump were friends. They’ve been political allies and social circle buddies since the 1990s. She egged him on to run in 2016 because she thought he’d be her cat’s paw.
If you hate Trump, you should despise Hillary.
You’re kidding, right? Your bias is showing. Right here.