Trump Appointees & Nominees

[Pooky 3,830]

6 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Pam Bondi is a champ!  He wiped the floor with Schiff.

I thought we were getting away from the LGBTQIAWTFBBQ requirements for government positions, now the DJT is about to be the President? ☠️

[TBoneTX 46,116]

11 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

so the view is moving to the senate?

They're underqualified in the face of Mazie Hirono et al.

[Crazy Cat 42,275]

11 hours ago, Pooky said:

I thought we were getting away from the LGBTQIAWTFBBQ requirements for government positions, now the DJT is about to be the President? ☠️

Weird.  Thanks.  Didn't see that...LOL.

[TBoneTX 46,116]

On 1/16/2025 at 7:55 PM, Pooky said:

I thought we were getting away from the LGBTQIAWTFBBQ requirements for government positions, now the DJT is about to be the President?

This so cool and necessary!

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Trump's Hiring Requirements for His New Administration Are Something Else!

 

Donald Trump's first term was plagued by a series of poor hiring decisions.  Many administration staffers were establishment insiders focused on sabotaging Trump's presidency and securing lucrative book deals, while others were never truly committed to advancing the Trump agenda.  Determined to avoid repeating those missteps, Trump has laid out strict new hiring guidelines, which he detailed in a candid post on Truth Social.

In a characteristically bold and direct message, Trump shared that his team has already hired over 1,000 people for his prospective administration.  "They are outstanding in every way," he assured, promising that the American people "will see the fruits of their labor over the coming years."  With his trademark optimism, Trump reiterated his pledge to "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN," emphasizing that it will happen "very quickly."

However, the real attention-grabber in the post came in the form of a clear directive regarding personnel recommendations.  Trump made it abundantly clear who not to suggest for positions in his administration, targeting several prominent figures and organizations.  [...]

 

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/01/16/trumps-hiring-requirements-for-his-new-administration-are-something-else-n4936045

[TBoneTX 46,116]

This is an incisive, insightful summary of Pres. Trump's specific and general nomination approaches.

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GOP senators shouldn't fall for Pence's subterfuge against RFK, Jr.
 

Harry Truman was a man who was able to put principles ahead of prejudices, for he was an old-fashioned Southern racist and antisemite who integrated the military and recognized the State of Israel.  The RINO wing of the Republican party appears incapable of that type of wisdom, for it seems driven less by principles than by its members' hatred for Donald Trump.  Nowhere is that more evident than in the Mike Pence wing's opposition to Trump's DNI nominee, Tulsi Gabbard, and his HHS nominee, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

 

At one level, both of those nominations are simple political payback: Gabbard and Kennedy broke with the Democrats and threw their support behind Trump when he needed it.  However, Trump is not engaged in a shallow quid pro quo.  Were that the case, he could have given each an ambassadorship sinecure to some cozy, untroubled country.

Instead, Trump is doing something Machiavellian and very wise:  The reason that Gabbard and Kennedy jumped ship is because the Biden government persecuted them.  [...]

 

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/gop_senators_shouldn_t_fall_for_pence_s_subterfuge_against_rfk_jr.html

[TBoneTX 46,116]

This article might leave us grinning like a tomcat in a creamery.  JDV is cool.

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'I Don't Care, Margaret':  JD Vance's MAGA Mic Drop Moment

 

The clash couldn't have been scripted any better.

The occasion was Vice President J.D. Vance's first interview since taking office, a sit-down with Margaret Brennan of CBS News.  The anchor pressed him on the White House pause of refugee resettlement operations, reminding Vance of his past support for admitting into the country those who were "properly vetted."  The vice president replied that the efficacy of the entire screening process was in doubt, pointing to an Afghan national recently arrested for plotting a terror attack in Oklahoma as an example.

The subsequent crescendo launched a thousand memes and highlight reels on the right that one giddy conservative pundit compared to the coverage Michael Jordan got on ESPN during his prime.

"It wasn't clear if he was radicalized when he got here," Brennan started to say of the terror suspect who came to the United States after the Afghanistan withdrawal and several rounds of vetting.  "I don't really care, Margaret," interrupted Vance.  This was the mic drop moment the White House wanted.  [...]

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/01/28/i_dont_care_margaret_jd_vance_has_a_mic_drop_moment.html

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White House Reporters Mystified By Press Secretary Who Answers Questions

 

[...] "What… what is this madness?" asked Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy.  "I should go get myself checked out by a doctor.  I must be hallucinating.  I had some type of waking dream today where I was in the White House briefing room, and there was this blonde woman there.  And… and I asked her a question… and she just… answered.  She just answered the question.  There's no way it was real, right?  That doesn't happen, does it?"  [...]

https://babylonbee.com/news/white-house-reporters-mystified-by-press-secretary-who-answers-questions