WaPo Wonders: Why Won't Trump Let 'Deep State' Vet His Nominees? Trump, like the rest of us, remember how the Deep State blew up his last transition. 'I certainly can recall what happened the last time Donald Trump attempted a seamless transition to the presidency through normal channels. The FBI and DoJ had already begun cooking up the "Russia-collusion" plot that Hillary Clinton handed them, they kneecapped Michael Flynn before he could even begin working for Trump, and the federal agencies involved leaked like sieves during the entire process.' 'For some reason, though, the Post seems shocked, shocked that Trump has not allowed them a second opportunity to derail his presidential term:' 'Since his victory, Trump has so far almost fully cut out the government agencies his predecessors have relied on to take charge of the federal government.' Gee, what a shock! 'Trump has yet to collaborate with the General Services Administration, which is tasked with the complex work of handing over control of hundreds of agencies.' I'm sure that they are stunned. 'In calls with foreign heads of state, Trump has cut out the State Department, its secure lines and its official interpreters.' Oh gee, why ever would he do that? And the most hilarious line of the article: 'As his team considers hundreds of potential appointees for key jobs, he’s so far declined to let the Federal Bureau of Investigation check for potential red flags and security threats to guard against espionage — instead relying on private campaign lawyers for some appointees and doing no vetting at all for others. Trump’s transition team is considering moving on his first day in office to give those appointees blanket security clearances, according to people familiar with the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity to disclose private conversations.' In other words, per the word of folks in the FBI who are leaking private conversations to the media. This would be the 'same FBI where agents conspired in 2016 and 2017 to find ways to end Trump's presidency before it even began. The same FBI that not only laid a perjury trap for Flynn over nothing at all, and then lied to the FISA courts to surveil his adviser, Carter Page. Gee, I wonder why Trump won't trust them this time?' Please discuss.
Net approval of Trump's cabinet picks • Marco Rubio (State): +19% • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (HHS): +9% • Tulsi Gabbard (DNI): +9% • Pete Hegseth (DEF): +4% • Matt Gaetz (AG): -3% https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/1859278102062334151?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1859290272955498899|twgr^5d4bea29dfc9d110b5186599158298d770075299|twcon^s2_&ref_url=https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/11/20/trump-is-getting-a-honeymoon-believe-it-or-not-n3797183 Trump's getting a honeymoon. Trump's approval rating among 18-29-year-olds is off the charts at 57%, the highest of any group at +19. Trump Is Getting a Honeymoon, Believe It Or Not 'Trump is more popular than he has ever been, and the country is breathing a genuine sigh of relief that the Biden era is coming to a close. For all the talk of Biden being the most consequential president since FDR or George Washington, perhaps more important to human civilization than Augustus or King David, Americans are happy to see the back of him.'
