It looks as though Donald J. Trump’s cast of clowns and kooks assembled for the executive branch of the federal government is about complete.
All that’s left, apparently, is for the FBI director-designate, Kash Patel, to squeak through his committee hearing and then he’ll be confirmed likely by a party-line vote in the Senate.
Oh … my. Spare me the anguish.
Trump has picked an array of goofballs, kooks, outright numbskulls to lead agencies that are supposed to carry out the bidding of Congress.
Except that Congress has been compromised beyond immediate repair by the gutless wonders who comprise the Republican majority in both legislative chambers. I keep waiting for someone, anyone, among the GOP majority to stand up to Trump, to tell him the unvarnished truth … which is that he doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing!
He imposes tariffs on major international trading partners, then backs off. He issues orders to furloughs to tens of thousands of federal employees, then backs off of that order, too. He fires inspectors general and orders probes into anyone who worked on the probe into the Jan. 6 insurrection that he incited.
The confirmation hearings related to Patel, DNI-designate Tulsi Gabbard, health secretary RFK Jr. were too painful to watch.
Courage is MIA in the Senate and in the House. The slim majorities in both chambers just cannot summon a modicum of courage to stand up to Trump, to tell him the truth. Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that speaking truth to Trump is the only way to prevent him (hopefully) from bullying you.
The cast of clowns with whom he has surrounded himself is now set to take over the executive branch … more or less. Trump still has his unelected sidekick, Elon Musk, issuing directives about how the government should spend our money.
Good ever-lovin’ grief, man.
Cast of clowns?? I think you’re referring to the democrats that are scared shitless due to their rampant money spending being exposed. Trump is doing exactly what he promised, exposing government overreach and extreme wasteful spending. This would be hilarious if wasn’t OIR money being wasted. Democrats should be embarrassed fighting against the exposure. Shouldn’t ALL government spending be 100% transparent?
All of his appointees will do a great job. They are a hell of a lot more qualified than Biden’s DEI picks. But you were perfectly satisfied with that cast of clowns, literally!