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(7,631 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2024, 04:38 PM Dec 4

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Trump's transition was supposed to be a show of force. What happened? [View all]

(Politico) Over the last 24 hours, Donald Trump lost his pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration. His choice for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is struggling to gain support from Senate Republicans. The president-elect is now even considering his onetime rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis, to lead the Pentagon.

And these shake-ups to his not-yet-formed administration come after former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration as Trump’s choice for attorney general.

All told, the setbacks are raising new questions about Trump’s power over his party, whether Republicans would submit to any and all of his demands — and the expectation that his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, would bring order to Trump’s transition and White House.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-faces-setbacks-tries-fill-153741125.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CONTROL&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20241204-0&bt_user_id=%2Ba8PNGnZRamRrUUmmuErNC25IkhF1FEtBVtFXDki%2FHlXUQo4jJgGhFf2XlVubl%2BJ&bt_ts=1733344731099

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Trump's transition was supposed to be a show of force. What happened? [View all] Dulcinea Dec 4 OP

He has his BVDs wrapped around his ankles and he's Klarkashton Dec 4 #1

trdumpee thought his sdmin nomination were going to be a cakewalk. magicarpet Dec 4 #2

It's not about power, force, or strength. It's about competence, and the total lack thereof. bucolic_frolic Dec 4 #3

More like a shitshow of farce Blue Owl Dec 4 #4

Well, it's been a long since a Republican no_hypocrisy Dec 4 #5

It turned into a show of farce. n/t lastlib Dec 4 #6

Hire a clown. Expect a circus. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 4 #7

If you drew a Venn diagram with just two circles . . . Aussie105 Dec 5 #8

What happened is exactly what was expected: total chaos. It's just Trump-as-usual 24/7. What else did anyone Martin68 Dec 5 #9

Maybe some Republicans have finally come to the realization that if Orange Julius Caesar generalbetrayus Dec 5 #10

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