Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread

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Trump is just such an unserious person. Good, Lord.
I remember the first go around the excuse was, “I know he’s an idiot but I trust he will put good people around him.”
Seems quaint now.
 
ChileG said:
Trump is just such an unserious person. Good, Lord.
I remember the first go around the excuse was, “I know he’s an idiot but I trust he will put good people around him.”
Seems quaint now.
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Yep. Trump has never had "good people" around him, even in his first term most top-flight political and administrative talent refused to work with him, and the problem steadily grew worse throughout his administration. Part of the issue with Trump isn't just that he surrounds himself with second and third-rate stooges and crooks that he values more for their blind loyalty and brown nosing instead of their competency and ability to do the job, he also has difficulty in attracting top-level talent to work for him. And no, I don't consider Marco Rubio top-flight talent, although compared to most of his other appointments he does appear sterling in comparison.
 
Honestly I was nervous how the second term could go. But it's starting to seem clear they will go with terrible intent but still be so damn messy at their own efforts that it will really frustrate Americans. Some people will definitely get harmed but I'm a little more hopeful that it's going to be so bad that it might end up hurting the MAGA movement in a big way
 
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Surely no one takes such an offer seriously? Only if he is confirmed as SecDef will he get sober?



You’re impressed he volunteered that (when you were probably working really hard not to inquire about the New Yorker report)?

Don’t we all view SecDef as so important that a raging alcohol abuse problem is disqualifying (rather than motivation to try to get sober)?
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That should be an Onion piece.
 
superrific said:
Where do they find these attorneys? That letter could have been written by Stephen Cheung. And the threat of litigation is laughable.
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I think the purpose is to frighten and intimidate reporters and news media organizations into silence, or into just playing along with the administration. And sadly it may well work, given how craven most of our media already appears to be regarding all things Trump.
 
nycfan said:
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission member Paul Atkins to lead the agency next year, highlighting the former commissioner's work in favor of the digital asset industry in a social media post announcing the nomination.

Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, ending weeks of speculation over whom the incoming Republican president would tap to replace outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler.

Atkins was a Republican commissioner at the SEC from 2002 to 2008 and currently serves as chief executive at the consulting firm Patomak Global Partners. The Vanderbilt Law School-trained lawyer also works alongside crypto lobbying organization the Digital Chamber, a fact that Trump highlighted in his announcement.
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Yellow font? Are you callisa?
 


SBA needs someone competent running it. Hopefully Loeffler is that.
 
This one is a Vance/Thiel appointment (with more Fox connections but a lot of experience)

 
nycfan said:
The auctioneer who would run the IRS:

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In fairness, he was the guy who shut down Laura Loomer in a congressional hearing she tried to disrupt.

I have no idea what his qualifications would be to lead the IRS, but also I don't know much about the qualifications expected in that position.
 


This guy is technically an astronaut but only because he is a billionaire who bought a private spacewalk from Elon Musk. He has a pretty interesting biography though — a guy who dropped out of HS to start his own business at 16 and now owns a giant credit card processing company.
 


Trump was a busy poster yesterday (but I was also busy, so catching up now).
 
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