Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

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CFordUNC said:
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.
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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.
 
UNCBAdookJD said:
Miller is Chief of Policy or some random bullshit made up job that doesn’t require Senate confirmation.
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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.
 
UNCBAdookJD said:
That’s generous. Rather than months I’d go with 10.5 Scaramucci’s.
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I don't know. From my understanding, Wiles has a decades long history of commitment to the political grind. She likely views herself as above the bullshit, thus won't get flustered and impulsive like all the hangers-on. I predict she can manipulate ttump as she sees fit. The risk is a blatant shivving from Santa Monica Goebbels, which IS going to happen; it'll just be a matter of whether Wiles can outmaneuver him, or cares to.
 
lawtig02 said:
Can you elaborate just a little? I’m not sure what you mean by that.
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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 said:


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

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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.” …”
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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).
 
CRHeel94 said:
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?
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Thanks. That's very interesting.
 
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