Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

[heelinhell]

I hope he makes LaCivita press secretary, if only so the NYT and WaPo reporters who sanewashed Trump can enjoy being called cunts and pussies on a daily basis.

Given Trump's crusade against " liberal fake news media" why wouldn't Trump deny WH press passes to :

ABC
CBS
NBC
CNN
NYT
WaPo

 

[Callatoroy]

I hope he makes LaCivita and Cheung co-press secretaries, and demands they conduct briefings with one podium and one mic. Not only will they mercilessly brutalize said outlets (until they turn full states media), they’ll eventually get in a knife fight on live tv.

Maybe, but literally a high school yearbook editor would be better than kjp. Tied for worst to ever hold the job (sean spicer)

 

[farce©]

Seems like a good pick! Didn’t know until today that she is Pat Summeral’s daughter

Is that what is considered a qualification in Trumpworld?

 

[Mulberry Heel]

Is that what is considered a qualification in Trumpworld?

Yes. I'm surprised he hasn't offered Dr. Phil or Steve Harvey a prominent position in his administration. That's pretty much the level of talent and government experience we're going to be looking at for the next four years.

 

[BlueSteel]

Given Trump's crusade against " liberal fake news media" why wouldn't Trump deny WH press passes to :

ABC
CBS
NBC
CNN
NYT
WaPo

My concern as well. If he actually does deny those outlets, welcome to the brave new world of authoritarian state media. Scary stuff here.

 

[superrific]

Maybe, but literally a high school yearbook editor would be better than kjp. Tied for worst to ever hold the job (sean spicer)

Sarah Sanders? Propaganda Barbie? Is KJP worse than Psaki?

Hmm. What's different about her? You're so transparent.

 

[BlooVooDoo]

Is that what is considered a qualification in Trumpworld?

I thought it was good because it means she has some experience managing a dementia patient.

 

[Bobfripp]

With fluoride out of drinking water, it means we're going to have the USA looking more like 'The Big Book of British Smiles'

 

[BlooVooDoo]

Will they take the Pb out with the F or is that government overreach?

 

[rodoheel]

My concern as well. If he actually does deny those outlets, welcome to the brave new world of authoritarian state media. Scary stuff here.

I actually think this would be a huge tactical mistake by Trump and hope he tries to do it.

 

[Bobfripp]

Will they take the Pb out with the F or is that government overreach?

MAGA heads like Pb in the water. Keeps the electorate dumb and gullible.

 

[finesse]

 

[ZenMode]

That traitor Flynn will have a role.

Seems unlikely since Trump already fired him once.

First ever female Chief of Staff.

 

[WaynetheDrain]

Generally, but a fed ban would supersede the state requirements.

Gotta love Big Gub’mint.

 

[sleehrat1955]

Does Dr. Ben come back for round 2? I'm just not very knowledgeable about rfk jr.

Dr. Ben is a friggin joke. Excellent surgeon apparently, but anyone who goes on national TV and says that the Egyptian pyramids were grain storage devices is a fucking loon.

 

[superrific]

Generally, but a fed ban would supersede the state requirements.

Thoughts about an enumerated powers argument? If the Obamacare mandate was beyond Congress' powers, wouldn't banning vaccine requirements also be?

Oh, who am I kidding. It's SCOTUS.

 

[BlooVooDoo]

Dr. Ben is a friggin joke. Excellent surgeon apparently, but anyone who goes on national TV and says that the Egyptian pyramids were grain storage devices is a fucking loon.

So, he’s definitely in the running for something important.

 

[superrific]

What would be the statute that allows the FDA to ban mandatory vaccines? The Supreme Court has been paring back the power of regulatory agencies. They just returned abortion to the states. It would be surprising to me if the Court blessed a ban of mandatory vaccine requirements at the state level -- at least in the absence of congressional approval. And I'm not sure there would be a majority for stripping the states of their traditional health and welfare role -- especially in education. Maybe you could get a national religious exemption law passed -- but I am pretty sure that already exists in all 50 states.

Does the statute really matter? SCOTUS hasn't cared about the texts of statutes (when inconvenient) for quite a while. Remember what they did to the Voting Rights Act in Brnovich?

 

[Calheel]

Does the statute really matter? SCOTUS hasn't cared about the texts of statutes (when inconvenient) for quite a while. Remember what they did to the Voting Rights Act in Brnovich?

I don't think the Court is going to grant unprecedent power to executive agencies after just cutting them off at the knees last term. That said, it is possible that Trump could get some sort of exemption ban through Congress.

 

[Healing]

I don't think the Court is going to grant unprecedent power to executive agencies after just cutting them off at the knees last term. That said, it is possible that Trump could get some sort of exemption ban through Congress.

Do you think trump will care for any laws or judgements, anywhere? My interpretation is we’ve entered into an imperial authoritarian presidency.