Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

[45and47]

One thing is for certain.....neither Cuba nor China can expect any favors from Rubio. He despises commies....(and rightly so).

 

[finesse]

He's got the spine of a jellyfish so he'll do what Dear Leader tells him.

 

[mpaer]

Brief Morning joe discussion on how Europe really has no President in a"good spot" right now to be a European Leader" to stand up to orangeturd

 

[JD Heel]

Going to be a miserable four years for you lot.

It's going to be a miserable four years for a lot of people. But I guess that's the mark of a great Republican presidency these days - making us all equally miserable.

 

[Icky Mettle]

Her #1 priority will be to protect us all from terrorist dogs, cats, and goats.

Not sure how the people who fear that immigrants are eating pets will feel about this. She shoots her own pets.

 

[finesse]

Not sure how the people who fear that immigrants are eating pets will feel about this. She shoots her own pets.

They're taking our jobs.

 

[mpaer]

They're taking our jobs.

I have not been to work for years

 

[UNCBAdookJD]

I’m with you. I don’t think of him as a MAGA loon. He’s a lickspittle, to be sure, but they all are. As Trump appointments go, this isn’t a bad one.

It’s a bad one in that he’s not exactly a diplomatic person. There are worse choices out there though, and I’m not sure anyone better would actually want to work for Trump.

 

[BlooVooDoo]

Is this a joke?

Stephen Miller must be pissed.

 

[UNCBAdookJD]

Is this a joke?

Stephen Miller must be pissed.

Miller is Chief of Policy or some random bullshit made up job that doesn’t require Senate confirmation.

 

[BlooVooDoo]

Miller is Chief of Policy or some random bullshit made up job that doesn’t require Senate confirmation.

For something as important as DHS, I would be surprised if getting 50 votes for Noem is a sure thing. She’s wholly unqualified.

 

[nycfan]

 

[heelinhell]

Miller is Chief of Policy or some random bullshit made up job that doesn’t require Senate confirmation.

I think he is slated to be the Deputy Chief of Staff who will replace Wiles at some point should she insist upon being a rational and effective Chief of Staff.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

I think he is slated to be the Deputy Chief of Staff who will replace Wiles at some point should she insist upon being a rational and effective Chief of Staff.

He is the Bizarro World Josh Lyman!

 

[UNCBAdookJD]

I put her over and under at 10.5 months.

That’s generous. Rather than months I’d go with 10.5 Scaramucci’s.

 

[Awinisawin]

I didn’t know the ASPCA was under homeland security.

 

[CRHeel94]

Can you elaborate just a little? I’m not sure what you mean by that.

Rubio has historically taken a hard line against Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua; he's usually been leading the vanguard on sanctions with those three countries in particular (has a lot of Latinos fro these countries in Florida). He's well versed in topics pertaining to Latin America (not sure about other areas of the world...doubtful). He may take a much harder line than what the previous Trump admin did with those three countries in particular.

When you look at Latin America there are several clusters of partnerships, mostly along the lines of ideology. Roughly looks like this (and yes there is a lot more nuance):

"Leftist" Populist authoritarians: Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua (Bolivia has been a part of that group in the past
Left leaning regimes: Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Brasil
"Right" Populists: Argentina, El Salvador
Middle of the Road: Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay, DR?, Ecuador?, Peru?

 

[nycfan]

This will probably sadden a lot of folks on the WSJ editorial board.

 

[Zoo_View]

I guess she sees it differently. Also, from the same article:

“…
It is unclear if Haley was angling for a position within the second Trump administration. But two people familiar with the deliberations told POLITICO that Pompeo, who campaigned for Trump, was making a concerted effort to be named to the position of defense secretary. Both were granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive deliberations.

The two people added that Pompeo’s bid to become the nation’s defense chief ran into heated opposition from close allies of the former president, including his son, Donald Trump Jr., and far-right commentator and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Trump’s post came a half hour after POLITICO asked the transition team to comment on a story being prepared about Pompeo’s bid being blocked by Trump Jr. and Carlson.

“There is a desire to not have people with presidential ambitions” use Trump cabinet posts as a launch pad, said one of the two people, a former senior Trump administration official. “He got burned by Mike previously, and by Haley, and his foreign policy views [MY READ - UKRAINE] are not aligned with the president.” …”

The USA’s United Nations Ambassadorship comes with quite the plum in terms of benefits - a full-floor, 5+ bedroom apartment on the 37th floor of 50 United Nations Plaza (East 47th Street).