That’s the problem. I expect they will be competent enough to drop enforcement of any regulations that donors don’t like. Also, use the DOJ to investigate and prosecute anyone on the enemies list.
They will also be competent enough to push tax cuts through congress in spite of the $2 trillion deficit.
I’d think governor of FL is a bigger job than leading DOD? Especially at the whim of someone so fickle.
I agree, but he’s term limited so can’t run again in 2026. Still feels like any cabinet post other than State and maybe AG feels like a demotion.
Trump 1.0’s lack of experience, as well as lack of preparation for potential victory, led him to rely on mainstream GOP mechanisms to identify (and vet) potential appointees.
Therefore we got adults whom I might have disagreed with, but who at least had some potential to keep the government functioning and resist problematic orders.
Trump 2.0 has experience, a network, and years of information identifying folks with that critical trait of loyalty. Also, in the past 9 years, Trump & co. have taken over large swaths of GOP infrastructure.
And, of course, the Heritage Foundation has been amassing a database of candidates as part of Project 2025. (I’m not certain how many of the headline grabbing folks are the result of Project 2025, but the folks further down, not subject to Senate confirmation…)
I can’t imagine Bannon being the one to crack. Rudy maybe. I’d still much prefer it be MTG, though, after her threat.
Hegseth met with Joni Ernst today. She was someone willing to acknowledge “concerns”. Doesn’t seem that the nomination has been pulled.
Rudy might do it for a deal that grants him access to creature comforts in such a way that they wouldn’t be grabbed for bankruptcy purposes.
and he’d not do it for the same reason
Hegseth’s mommy is apparently calling Senators on his behalf. Kids these days can’t do anything without their parents helping out.
Surprised we haven’t seen any cartoons on this.
Even if it was 5:00 PM local time and the beers were cold and had only been sitting out 5-10 minutes he was on his way out anyway… who stands there and drinks a whole bunch of beers by himself in front of his coworkers?
I could maybe see saying “hey guys who wants to help me dispose of this beer as a courtesy to Fox 
?”
Agree. Regardless of time of day this is bizarre behavior. Doing it at 10am just adds even more weirdness.
But he says he will not touch anothet drop of alcohol after his Secretary of Defense job starts…
If he has touched a drop since he was nominated then I don’t really believe him. Promising a change in a drinking habit becaue someone else expects it sounds like guaranteed failure.
David Perdue named Ambassador to China. Perdue spent most of his career as a turnaround specialist that outsourced jobs to China among other countries. He also made a mint insider trading while in the Senate. He’s was a Big Lie booster and is a Trump loyalist.
It’s likely a sucky job, though. He’s now the “OK, here’s another tariff, you godless causes of China disease. Please don’t retaliate” guy.
it is low grade weird. not even worth mentioning amid the other stuff. day drinking starts in the day!
Harmeet Dhillon, Trump’s nominee for Assistant AG for Civil Rights, is famous for fighting against trans rights. Gonna be awesome.
