The problem for the Left is that they've made themselves impotent. Once we know they will throw tantrums at everything we/Trump does then it no longer matters what we do. We might as well proceed with our agenda and let them wear p*ussy hats covering bald heads while complaining about the shortage of sausages.
I agree, to an extent. The Left have destroyed all credibility as far as convincing anyone not already on the hard left. But they are also more devious and deceitful and have infinitely more financial and legal resources at their disposal than any on the right.
Their use of Lawfare - concocting legal attacks against conservatives using arcane laws or tortured interpretations of other laws - gets them into courts (locations often pre-planned for being led by Left-biased jurists) and gets them seemingly limitless support by the Left-biased Establishment media, all of which has created an extremely unbalanced political condition for MAGA / pro-Trump half of the nation. The Left's iron grip on the Democrats AND Uniparty RINOs also will present extremely steep hurdles for the Trump Team to get MAGA nominees approved and truly clean out the horribly rottten, corrupt federal Administrative State (i.e., the Deep State).
I believe President Trump has learned quite a lot about The Swamp since 2016, and I trust he's deploying every strategy he's devised to maneuver through the treacherous and mine-laden new battlefield he and his team are entering.
You gotta love the Leftists who retort when confronted with obvious and baseless legal attacks on Trump "But he was found guilty by a Grand Jury". First, Grand Juries do not determine guilt or innocence, only the potential problems with a prosecution case. They are there for the prosecutor to decide how or if to prosecute. Second, Grand Juries are not Constitutional. They violate every aspect of the 6th Amendment (defense participation in jury selection; fair trial before a jury of one's peers; ability to confront a witness). The "jurors" are hand-picked by the prosecution which can pick from a pool of highly biased jurors if it so chooses (if it is prosecuting a political case). So, to say that a Grand Jury found this or that is to say nothing at all.
Just wondering at what the makeup of Congress would be if the Epstein list was ever released. Probably a lot of RINO retirements, but on the left it would be viewed as a plus. Just saying.
wouldn't be many Dem's left in the senate or congress, plus at least 1 ex democrate President if not 2 on the list. hillary as well I would think evil disgusting thing that she is!
Yes, they pervert institutions & use those as vehicles to carry their cult-like attacks. It's dishonest content-wise, & also betrays the once-fine institution thus hijacked. Another such institution is Hollywood whose product has become unwatchable. It's tragic & misguided. Or the music industry. Or corporations who for a while embraced the woke slogans. How is this not cult behavior? Destroy the host to convince the nation of the correctness of your content.
The Establishment is not just the Democrat party. It is also Establishment Republicans (RINOs / the DC Swamp). Trump is completely against the RINOs which is why they tried to join forces with Kamala Harris, who is owned by the Establishment (they elevated her to the Dem candidate without a primary). Obama is the leader of the Establishment (right and left) and has been enriched in the process (is worth hundreds of $Millions today from nothing 16 years ago)
Alice, I thank God for all the blessings we have received over the past year - particularly in regard to keeping Trump alive and giving him such a dominating sweep in the Election. BUT, our desperate, ruthless, immoral, corrupt, compromised, treasonous, and evil opponents are definitely NOT out of power - YET…
We must remember that, be diligent, and continue in prayer for the Trump Administration to be protected and preserved, for the evil Cabal to continue to be restrained, revealed, and thoroughly defeated, and the perpetrators held accountable for their actions and given the justice they so richly deserve.
Gaetz is the perfect guy for the job. They tried to lawfare him with an underage girl scandal, so he knows how that game is played. And hell yea, I hope he goes after the J6 committee investigation, and the appointment of Jack Smith and federal gov cooperation in the other lawfare suits against Trump. Investigate Fauci for perjury, Myorkas and Garland for treason. If the senate doesn't confirm him, primary their establishment, neocon, RINO assess.
I love the Gaetz pick. An opportunity right out of the gate to expose the non MAGA R Senators. If he doesn’t get thru, find another spot for him to watchdog the Left in executive branch and nominate Hameet Dhillon for AG. Flipped over to MSNBC this evening to see if there were any more tears. Joy Reid was interviewing AOC, and Cortez was going off about Gabbard being a war hawk in sheep’s clothing, citing her coziness w/ former Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad.
Have you noticed? The intelligence agency targeted Tulsi Gabbard, put her on a flight risk list as a domestic terrorist, Trump appoints her to run the intelligence agencies.
Matt Gaetz was targeted by the A.G. at DoJ. Trump appoints him as A.G to head up DoJ.
How about Merrick Garland who a lot of people, me included, thought was going to be a big problem for America. He was a far Left ideologue (or Obama never would have nominated him for SCJ) and not at all worried about the limits of his power or judicial integrity. Just look at the FBI raid on the Polymarkets CEO in NYC this morning with 23 FBI agents, guns at the ready, broke into his home at 6am today. No charges have been filed and so what is the basis? That Polymarkets predicted Trump's win?! That such predictions somehow caused millions to vote for Trump?! These are gestapo tactics by Garland. He would have done well in Germany in the 1930s-40s
AMEN. Eric Holder is guilty of the same “crime” that put Steve Bannon behind bars. Holder is also guilty of not prosecuting Algore for soliciting political donations from inside the White House. Algore should have spent 3 years in jail. Then there’s Holder’s ATF gunwalking scandal that resulted in death of Brian Kelly, United States Border Patrol Agent. Holder is evil.
Worse yet, Holder orchestrated the stuffing of ballot boxes in states where he spent a year (2019-20) making sure judges would support the Dem's special election tactics once COVID broke out (and why again did it break out less than a year before the election where Trump was well in the lead and with Fauci changing his story about its origin in Feb 2020 after he financially supported the Wuhan lab from whence it came?) The data support this reality with over 81 million votes for Biden in 2020 but only 68M for Harris in 2024 and 63M for Clinton in 2016. What happened to those 14M votes between 2020 and last week? Or, maybe they never existed and with Laura Trump's efforts to get the election laws reinforced in PA, WI, MI, NV and AZ no cheating was allowed
Maybe those 14 million votes, if they ever existed, were lost in the mail? We must keep up the fight: Voter ID, only paper ballots, no ballot drop boxes, only verifiable absentee ballots, no blanket mailing of ballots to every him and her, constant purging of moved away and deceased voters from registration rolls, etc.
I'm not sure if Hegseth, Gabbard, and Gaetz will be good choices, but what's on full display is the typical bias of the corporate media.
Austin (Sec DoD) and Garland (AG) had all the establishment credentials, but they haven't exactly covered themselves in glory over the past four years. Austin oversaw an utter debacle in Afghanistan, allowed DEI to distract the military from its mission, and concealed his medical leave from the President. Garland was worse. He politicized the DoJ to wage lawfare against political opponents of the administration while providing special treatment to Hunter Biden. I haven't read much about Haines (DNI), but these two examples alone should tell you that whether a candidate is "acceptable" or not to the establishment and their corporate media allies shouldn't be taken as a predictor of their actual effectiveness.
How about Mayorkas lying and running interference for the Biden-Harris effort to flood America with illegal immigrants who would faithfully vote Blue (once the Dems got them registered to vote in states like Minnesota, and to whom Minnesota Gov Tim Walz faithfully gave licenses and automatic voter registration)
I wouldn't go as far as saying there was some sort of plan to convert illegal immigrants to voters. However, Mayorkas was definitely either completely incompetent or (maliciously) competent. He's so bad that I can't tell which. is more accurate.
I didn't know anything about Hegseth before but considering his military background, he is the right man for the job. The woke generals are shaking in their boots. I thought Tulsi Gabbard should head the DOJ but she's getting a job where she can do a lot of good. As for Gaetz, he'll get a lot of flak but he'll be confirmed and do a fantastic job of shaking up the corrupt DOJ. Incidentally, the DOJ is a product of Reconstruction and should have been scaled back a century ago.
Everyone who does not watch Fox and Friends for the past 6-8 years and so does not know Pete should go to his special series he produced for Fox Nation on Israel and the Holy Land (Hegseth is a Christian and comes at Israel from that perspective). You can watch for free: https://nation.foxnews.com/battle-in-the-holy-land/
He’s a good man. Whether he has the strength to handle the generals, I don’t know. Of course, they are complete duds, so at least he has more class and character. He would have to really pushback against their nonsense!
Here is how he handles the Pentagon top brass: he fires them. The Pentagon reports to the Secy of Defense. He will be in a position to fire Austin and others (they will likely resign first) and then promote his people to the top who can then go down through the org and clean it out of all the DEI people. There are a lot of good high ranking officers who left the military due to the pervasiveness of DEI / CRT. They will return under Pete (who has built a strong relationship with the military doing his various fund-raisers, the Fox Patriot Awards and awareness events like the Navy swim to the Statue of Liberty each summer). We need warriors in the Pentagon, not social experiments
I like Pete and his selection is probably okay. What he’s done publicly shows him to be a patriot for sure. The only thing that concerns me is his four marriages, on the personal level that speaks volumes of inconsistency and instability. Although I will say that one of my main heros, Rush Limbaugh, couldn’t manage a good marriage either until his last years.
Pete has been married three times (is currently married) not 4. Still not good, but let's not exaggerate. He is so intense he is probably hard to live with. But his kids all love him. He has apparently been a great dad (7 kids). I think he went for the "hot chick" and not a good soulmate who saw things his way and helped him with his aspirations. His first wife was his HS sweetheart in Minnesota and she hated living in NYC. She wanted Pete to quit and move back to MN. Pete had way too much ambition for that. Go by his kids, whom he has home-schooled, and not his marriages.
Gabbard doesn't have any background in intelligence work. That is both a plus and a minus. Her role will be to purge those in the IC who targeted Trump (and her). I hope she also looks at Five Eyes and the foreign actors too.
Tulsi has a LOT of experience as a US Congresswoman (with appropriate classified clearances) in Intelligence. Here are her committee assignments in Congress:
Committee on Homeland Security (2013–2014)
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security[150][151][152]
Committee on Armed Services (2013–2021)
Subcommittee on Readiness
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Committee on Foreign Affairs (2013–2019)
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
Committee on Financial Services (2019–2021)
Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy
Possible. I always wondered what she did in the hospital. Not a doctor or nurse but a Lt. Colonel. I had assumed some sort of administrator but you could be right.
His choices reflect who got him elected. I only have a problem with Rubio. I have sent email after email to his office (I am a florida resident)imploring him to quit voting to send more money to fill Zelenskyy’s pockets. He sends back BS about supporting our troops. What???
I like the Gaetz pick if for no other reason than to watch the neocons and the left implode. Also I like that Gaetz and Greene have fought for the J6ers.
you should know that there are canned answers for every one of those questions / suggestions that go to any Representative or Senator. They all have online accounts to ask questions. They all have staff who respond with the canned answers that best fit. Maybe the politician sees your question, but it is unlikely
I know that but it makes me feel better to add my voice and if enough people do so perhaps it gets kicked up the chain of who matters. I know probably futile. I can only dream that our elected officials try to reflect their constituent’s choices. Congressional rep-maybe. Senate-probably not.
With Rubio being listed for secretary of state that means DeSantis can appoint someone who supports MAGA and Trump as a replacement, which is good, and Rubio will work with Tom Homan and ICE on deportations, and if he doesn’t go all in hard-core MAGA, he can be fired
Kristi Noem is going to be Secy of Dept of Homeland Security (DHS). ICE and the Border Patrol, presumably Tom Homan, all report to the DHS and Kristi Noem going forward. Secret Service, too. She is one tough "mother" but perfect for that role
Trump can do what the left and probably a lot of RINOs think is crazy because he doesn't have to be concerned with another election. IMO these appointments driving the liberals crazy are just more big F yous to liberals. But if history is any precedent, he better get his primary goals accomplished in the next 2 years in case the house goes D again
I love the choices. We want boldness from Trump and the 2024 election win and we’re getting it. Each pick will further expose the RINOs so that we garbage deplorable MAGAs can identify and mitigate their actions.
And, I really appreciate the leadership, voice and inspiration that Sasha Stone brought to the effort. Hollywood should HIRE HER to save their sinking ship.
I have wondered if Trump isn't throwing out the most outrageous nominee picks knowing the RINOs will balk, so he can then offer who he really wants. The establishment has to eventually appoint someone.
That Kevin McCarthy says Gaetz will not be confirmed is why McCarthy has no role in the Trump Administration. He is a doubter. He is an equivocator and gives solace to his political rivals by his weakness. If MAGA makes clear that any Senator voting against Gaetz will be targeted for replacement, like Sen Lankford is now on the chopping block for his role in the Schumer effort / bill to lock in illegal immigration and create a talking point for Libs against Trump.
Kevin McCarthy should return his hide to Bakersfield, shush up and stay there. What a massive disappointment he was and kudos to Gaetz for having the stones to lead to that RINO’s ousting.
He is also a liar, claiming that the only reason he was ousted was because Gaetz wanting him to stop the investigation. He conveniently forgot the promises he broke so he could get the Speakership.
While I never read it, I suspect you are seeing the "Art of the Deal" at work. Trump is now unshackled, I won't use the Marxist quote, and this is a revolutionary act in progress. Politics has long been described as war without bullets, as has been corporate business. I suspect some dark players on both sides have used bullets and certainly all use blackmail to a degree (character assassination) Trump now understands the fight he's found himself in, for his life and the future, may the gray champion prevail!
Gaetz as AG would reveal the motivation of Thomas Matthew Crooks assassination attempt on Trump. He’d also be able to finally crack open that dipshit’s phone. Could it be that simple? FBI buried and memory holed DJT being shot in the face. This is now part of Trump’s retribution and I’m here for it.
Just remember what happened last time with Jeff Sessions. We have to have an AG with backbone that won't "play nice" with the Dems. We'll see the true stripes of the Senators during the confirmation process (if Thune doesn't slow roll it.)
Barr was worse. Sessions was mostly just week and obsessed with the War on Drugs. He was obsolete before he took office. His best moment was at his confirmation when he physically blocked Biden from getting near his grandchildren.
People that support sexualizing children, mutilating children and killing babies think they have the"moral" high ground? Even they don't believe that. It's more likely they realize the jig is up and more and more eyes are being opened. They are scared there will be consequences for what they have done and are continuing to do to this country and their enemies that stand in the way. They are hemorrhaging support.
Maybe some gaming going on here. With Rubio not voting, the GOP senate can only lose a couple votes on Gaetz--which is entirely possible. And, not one dem will vote for him. The 'gaming' is Trump knows this possibility and has a solid second choice in the bullpen. Gaetz a stalking horse?
Thought the same. Give it to Gaetz, see how it plays out and have a loaded bench backing up the possibility he's not confirmed, but still demonstrate loyalty.
Hadn't thought about that. What an excellent candidate! They can use the racist misogynist card on the libs too. I was thinking about Kash Patel though
Both excellent choices. And more legal experience. Gaetz has all of two years practicing law. This, like everything, Trump is the Road Runner--the dem-comms are the hapless coyote... Beep, beep!
I've also heard the idea floated that if Gaetz is not confirmed, DeSantis would replace Rubio with Gaetz --which would probably stick it to his colleagues even more than the AG role.
I agree with your gaming comment. He's smoking out the senate to see who is/is not behind him. If Gaetz gets confirmed - he knows he can go strong. If not, he knows who he can trust. Gaetz will either be a "firebrand" AG or he will get a great gig on Fox or Newsmax and make a lot of $$$.
If Gaetz doesn't get confirmed, why not Ted Cruz (clerked for US Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist)? Or why not Missouri Senator and former state AG Eric Schmidt? Both are Senators and so can be replaced by GOP governor appointment
The problem for the Left is that they've made themselves impotent. Once we know they will throw tantrums at everything we/Trump does then it no longer matters what we do. We might as well proceed with our agenda and let them wear p*ussy hats covering bald heads while complaining about the shortage of sausages.
I agree, to an extent. The Left have destroyed all credibility as far as convincing anyone not already on the hard left. But they are also more devious and deceitful and have infinitely more financial and legal resources at their disposal than any on the right.
Their use of Lawfare - concocting legal attacks against conservatives using arcane laws or tortured interpretations of other laws - gets them into courts (locations often pre-planned for being led by Left-biased jurists) and gets them seemingly limitless support by the Left-biased Establishment media, all of which has created an extremely unbalanced political condition for MAGA / pro-Trump half of the nation. The Left's iron grip on the Democrats AND Uniparty RINOs also will present extremely steep hurdles for the Trump Team to get MAGA nominees approved and truly clean out the horribly rottten, corrupt federal Administrative State (i.e., the Deep State).
I believe President Trump has learned quite a lot about The Swamp since 2016, and I trust he's deploying every strategy he's devised to maneuver through the treacherous and mine-laden new battlefield he and his team are entering.
You gotta love the Leftists who retort when confronted with obvious and baseless legal attacks on Trump "But he was found guilty by a Grand Jury". First, Grand Juries do not determine guilt or innocence, only the potential problems with a prosecution case. They are there for the prosecutor to decide how or if to prosecute. Second, Grand Juries are not Constitutional. They violate every aspect of the 6th Amendment (defense participation in jury selection; fair trial before a jury of one's peers; ability to confront a witness). The "jurors" are hand-picked by the prosecution which can pick from a pool of highly biased jurors if it so chooses (if it is prosecuting a political case). So, to say that a Grand Jury found this or that is to say nothing at all.
and in a Grand Jury, the defense is not allowed to present evidence...
Just wondering at what the makeup of Congress would be if the Epstein list was ever released. Probably a lot of RINO retirements, but on the left it would be viewed as a plus. Just saying.
Dick Minnis removingthecataract.substack.com
wouldn't be many Dem's left in the senate or congress, plus at least 1 ex democrate President if not 2 on the list. hillary as well I would think evil disgusting thing that she is!
Well said.
Repubs need to go on a lawfare offensive against Dems, and RINOS.
Yes, they pervert institutions & use those as vehicles to carry their cult-like attacks. It's dishonest content-wise, & also betrays the once-fine institution thus hijacked. Another such institution is Hollywood whose product has become unwatchable. It's tragic & misguided. Or the music industry. Or corporations who for a while embraced the woke slogans. How is this not cult behavior? Destroy the host to convince the nation of the correctness of your content.
I disagree; they’re still very desperate, ruthless and immoral. That’s a dangerous combination.
Agreed, desperate ruthless and immoral. But out of power for now.
The Establishment is not just the Democrat party. It is also Establishment Republicans (RINOs / the DC Swamp). Trump is completely against the RINOs which is why they tried to join forces with Kamala Harris, who is owned by the Establishment (they elevated her to the Dem candidate without a primary). Obama is the leader of the Establishment (right and left) and has been enriched in the process (is worth hundreds of $Millions today from nothing 16 years ago)
I daily laugh at how utterly devastated the Obamas must be with Trump‘s win! Like, goodbye legacy!
Alice, I thank God for all the blessings we have received over the past year - particularly in regard to keeping Trump alive and giving him such a dominating sweep in the Election. BUT, our desperate, ruthless, immoral, corrupt, compromised, treasonous, and evil opponents are definitely NOT out of power - YET…
We must remember that, be diligent, and continue in prayer for the Trump Administration to be protected and preserved, for the evil Cabal to continue to be restrained, revealed, and thoroughly defeated, and the perpetrators held accountable for their actions and given the justice they so richly deserve.
100% Mike!
The machine is very powerful and pervasive.
A massive troll by Trump. The Left's heads may actually explode this time 😂
Gaetz is the perfect guy for the job. They tried to lawfare him with an underage girl scandal, so he knows how that game is played. And hell yea, I hope he goes after the J6 committee investigation, and the appointment of Jack Smith and federal gov cooperation in the other lawfare suits against Trump. Investigate Fauci for perjury, Myorkas and Garland for treason. If the senate doesn't confirm him, primary their establishment, neocon, RINO assess.
I love the Gaetz pick. An opportunity right out of the gate to expose the non MAGA R Senators. If he doesn’t get thru, find another spot for him to watchdog the Left in executive branch and nominate Hameet Dhillon for AG. Flipped over to MSNBC this evening to see if there were any more tears. Joy Reid was interviewing AOC, and Cortez was going off about Gabbard being a war hawk in sheep’s clothing, citing her coziness w/ former Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad.
Have you noticed? The intelligence agency targeted Tulsi Gabbard, put her on a flight risk list as a domestic terrorist, Trump appoints her to run the intelligence agencies.
Matt Gaetz was targeted by the A.G. at DoJ. Trump appoints him as A.G to head up DoJ.
What about Eric Holder! He was confirmed! Why can’t we have Matt Gaetz!
How about Merrick Garland who a lot of people, me included, thought was going to be a big problem for America. He was a far Left ideologue (or Obama never would have nominated him for SCJ) and not at all worried about the limits of his power or judicial integrity. Just look at the FBI raid on the Polymarkets CEO in NYC this morning with 23 FBI agents, guns at the ready, broke into his home at 6am today. No charges have been filed and so what is the basis? That Polymarkets predicted Trump's win?! That such predictions somehow caused millions to vote for Trump?! These are gestapo tactics by Garland. He would have done well in Germany in the 1930s-40s
Up to Nuremberg.
AMEN. Eric Holder is guilty of the same “crime” that put Steve Bannon behind bars. Holder is also guilty of not prosecuting Algore for soliciting political donations from inside the White House. Algore should have spent 3 years in jail. Then there’s Holder’s ATF gunwalking scandal that resulted in death of Brian Kelly, United States Border Patrol Agent. Holder is evil.
"When they go low, we kick 'em in the head!" —Eric Holder, 2020
Worse yet, Holder orchestrated the stuffing of ballot boxes in states where he spent a year (2019-20) making sure judges would support the Dem's special election tactics once COVID broke out (and why again did it break out less than a year before the election where Trump was well in the lead and with Fauci changing his story about its origin in Feb 2020 after he financially supported the Wuhan lab from whence it came?) The data support this reality with over 81 million votes for Biden in 2020 but only 68M for Harris in 2024 and 63M for Clinton in 2016. What happened to those 14M votes between 2020 and last week? Or, maybe they never existed and with Laura Trump's efforts to get the election laws reinforced in PA, WI, MI, NV and AZ no cheating was allowed
Maybe those 14 million votes, if they ever existed, were lost in the mail? We must keep up the fight: Voter ID, only paper ballots, no ballot drop boxes, only verifiable absentee ballots, no blanket mailing of ballots to every him and her, constant purging of moved away and deceased voters from registration rolls, etc.
https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelsuede/p/federal-judge-in-md-set-to-rule-on?r=s3jv7&utm_medium=ios
I'm not sure if Hegseth, Gabbard, and Gaetz will be good choices, but what's on full display is the typical bias of the corporate media.
Austin (Sec DoD) and Garland (AG) had all the establishment credentials, but they haven't exactly covered themselves in glory over the past four years. Austin oversaw an utter debacle in Afghanistan, allowed DEI to distract the military from its mission, and concealed his medical leave from the President. Garland was worse. He politicized the DoJ to wage lawfare against political opponents of the administration while providing special treatment to Hunter Biden. I haven't read much about Haines (DNI), but these two examples alone should tell you that whether a candidate is "acceptable" or not to the establishment and their corporate media allies shouldn't be taken as a predictor of their actual effectiveness.
Austin was on Raytheon's corporate board... 'nuff said...
A DEI appointment.
No doubt, Lloyd the Austin is in it for what it can accomplish for him.
How about Mayorkas lying and running interference for the Biden-Harris effort to flood America with illegal immigrants who would faithfully vote Blue (once the Dems got them registered to vote in states like Minnesota, and to whom Minnesota Gov Tim Walz faithfully gave licenses and automatic voter registration)
I wouldn't go as far as saying there was some sort of plan to convert illegal immigrants to voters. However, Mayorkas was definitely either completely incompetent or (maliciously) competent. He's so bad that I can't tell which. is more accurate.
For certain, both Holder and Garland are/were nothing but political attack dogs!
Eric Holder was black...that's why...
I didn't know anything about Hegseth before but considering his military background, he is the right man for the job. The woke generals are shaking in their boots. I thought Tulsi Gabbard should head the DOJ but she's getting a job where she can do a lot of good. As for Gaetz, he'll get a lot of flak but he'll be confirmed and do a fantastic job of shaking up the corrupt DOJ. Incidentally, the DOJ is a product of Reconstruction and should have been scaled back a century ago.
Everyone who does not watch Fox and Friends for the past 6-8 years and so does not know Pete should go to his special series he produced for Fox Nation on Israel and the Holy Land (Hegseth is a Christian and comes at Israel from that perspective). You can watch for free: https://nation.foxnews.com/battle-in-the-holy-land/
He’s a good man. Whether he has the strength to handle the generals, I don’t know. Of course, they are complete duds, so at least he has more class and character. He would have to really pushback against their nonsense!
Here is how he handles the Pentagon top brass: he fires them. The Pentagon reports to the Secy of Defense. He will be in a position to fire Austin and others (they will likely resign first) and then promote his people to the top who can then go down through the org and clean it out of all the DEI people. There are a lot of good high ranking officers who left the military due to the pervasiveness of DEI / CRT. They will return under Pete (who has built a strong relationship with the military doing his various fund-raisers, the Fox Patriot Awards and awareness events like the Navy swim to the Statue of Liberty each summer). We need warriors in the Pentagon, not social experiments
I like Pete and his selection is probably okay. What he’s done publicly shows him to be a patriot for sure. The only thing that concerns me is his four marriages, on the personal level that speaks volumes of inconsistency and instability. Although I will say that one of my main heros, Rush Limbaugh, couldn’t manage a good marriage either until his last years.
Pete has been married three times (is currently married) not 4. Still not good, but let's not exaggerate. He is so intense he is probably hard to live with. But his kids all love him. He has apparently been a great dad (7 kids). I think he went for the "hot chick" and not a good soulmate who saw things his way and helped him with his aspirations. His first wife was his HS sweetheart in Minnesota and she hated living in NYC. She wanted Pete to quit and move back to MN. Pete had way too much ambition for that. Go by his kids, whom he has home-schooled, and not his marriages.
Gabbard doesn't have any background in intelligence work. That is both a plus and a minus. Her role will be to purge those in the IC who targeted Trump (and her). I hope she also looks at Five Eyes and the foreign actors too.
Tulsi has a LOT of experience as a US Congresswoman (with appropriate classified clearances) in Intelligence. Here are her committee assignments in Congress:
Committee on Homeland Security (2013–2014)
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security[150][151][152]
Committee on Armed Services (2013–2021)
Subcommittee on Readiness
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Committee on Foreign Affairs (2013–2019)
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
Committee on Financial Services (2019–2021)
Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy
Maybe she does have that background. My first love was an Army medic in Turkey . . . except he was in intelligence.
Possible. I always wondered what she did in the hospital. Not a doctor or nurse but a Lt. Colonel. I had assumed some sort of administrator but you could be right.
I pray you are correct, Sam.
His choices reflect who got him elected. I only have a problem with Rubio. I have sent email after email to his office (I am a florida resident)imploring him to quit voting to send more money to fill Zelenskyy’s pockets. He sends back BS about supporting our troops. What???
I like the Gaetz pick if for no other reason than to watch the neocons and the left implode. Also I like that Gaetz and Greene have fought for the J6ers.
Let’s think big and change business as usual.
you should know that there are canned answers for every one of those questions / suggestions that go to any Representative or Senator. They all have online accounts to ask questions. They all have staff who respond with the canned answers that best fit. Maybe the politician sees your question, but it is unlikely
I live in Florida as well, and found that if you get much higher than your State Rep, you won't likely get a useful response
I know that but it makes me feel better to add my voice and if enough people do so perhaps it gets kicked up the chain of who matters. I know probably futile. I can only dream that our elected officials try to reflect their constituent’s choices. Congressional rep-maybe. Senate-probably not.
With Rubio being listed for secretary of state that means DeSantis can appoint someone who supports MAGA and Trump as a replacement, which is good, and Rubio will work with Tom Homan and ICE on deportations, and if he doesn’t go all in hard-core MAGA, he can be fired
Kristi Noem is going to be Secy of Dept of Homeland Security (DHS). ICE and the Border Patrol, presumably Tom Homan, all report to the DHS and Kristi Noem going forward. Secret Service, too. She is one tough "mother" but perfect for that role
Lara Trump? She can be Trump's back channel to the Senate to keep tabs on RINO senators.
He won’t need to be fired and has class.
Rubio unwavering support of Ukraine is a red flag for me. What’s his view on the Iraq War? Does he still think that was correct US policy?
I totally agree Matt L
Trump can do what the left and probably a lot of RINOs think is crazy because he doesn't have to be concerned with another election. IMO these appointments driving the liberals crazy are just more big F yous to liberals. But if history is any precedent, he better get his primary goals accomplished in the next 2 years in case the house goes D again
Tom, 100% right! He is on a sugar high now, but stay the course. Time is fleeting!
Hegseth, Gabbard and Gaetz. Trump is simpy handing the left more rope to hang themselves. May the cranial explosions proceed.
I love the choices. We want boldness from Trump and the 2024 election win and we’re getting it. Each pick will further expose the RINOs so that we garbage deplorable MAGAs can identify and mitigate their actions.
And, I really appreciate the leadership, voice and inspiration that Sasha Stone brought to the effort. Hollywood should HIRE HER to save their sinking ship.
Go Big or Go Home! Trump is nominating people who believe as he does. We agree. We gave him a mandate, let's let him get the job done!
Trump’s having fun with this
https://substack.com/@thomas699/p-151647301
Excellent link. Thanks!
Excellent analysis. I especially agree on the Gaetz and Noem nominations. I don't get Noem AT ALL. Maybe it was a nod to Corey Lewindowski! 🤨
I have wondered if Trump isn't throwing out the most outrageous nominee picks knowing the RINOs will balk, so he can then offer who he really wants. The establishment has to eventually appoint someone.
My little pony!
That Kevin McCarthy says Gaetz will not be confirmed is why McCarthy has no role in the Trump Administration. He is a doubter. He is an equivocator and gives solace to his political rivals by his weakness. If MAGA makes clear that any Senator voting against Gaetz will be targeted for replacement, like Sen Lankford is now on the chopping block for his role in the Schumer effort / bill to lock in illegal immigration and create a talking point for Libs against Trump.
His boyfriend Frank Luntz told him to say that...
Kevin McCarthy should return his hide to Bakersfield, shush up and stay there. What a massive disappointment he was and kudos to Gaetz for having the stones to lead to that RINO’s ousting.
He is also a liar, claiming that the only reason he was ousted was because Gaetz wanting him to stop the investigation. He conveniently forgot the promises he broke so he could get the Speakership.
While I never read it, I suspect you are seeing the "Art of the Deal" at work. Trump is now unshackled, I won't use the Marxist quote, and this is a revolutionary act in progress. Politics has long been described as war without bullets, as has been corporate business. I suspect some dark players on both sides have used bullets and certainly all use blackmail to a degree (character assassination) Trump now understands the fight he's found himself in, for his life and the future, may the gray champion prevail!
Gaetz as AG would reveal the motivation of Thomas Matthew Crooks assassination attempt on Trump. He’d also be able to finally crack open that dipshit’s phone. Could it be that simple? FBI buried and memory holed DJT being shot in the face. This is now part of Trump’s retribution and I’m here for it.
Just remember what happened last time with Jeff Sessions. We have to have an AG with backbone that won't "play nice" with the Dems. We'll see the true stripes of the Senators during the confirmation process (if Thune doesn't slow roll it.)
Barr was worse. Sessions was mostly just week and obsessed with the War on Drugs. He was obsolete before he took office. His best moment was at his confirmation when he physically blocked Biden from getting near his grandchildren.
Mostly just “week” as the day is long? 😂
People that support sexualizing children, mutilating children and killing babies think they have the"moral" high ground? Even they don't believe that. It's more likely they realize the jig is up and more and more eyes are being opened. They are scared there will be consequences for what they have done and are continuing to do to this country and their enemies that stand in the way. They are hemorrhaging support.
Maybe some gaming going on here. With Rubio not voting, the GOP senate can only lose a couple votes on Gaetz--which is entirely possible. And, not one dem will vote for him. The 'gaming' is Trump knows this possibility and has a solid second choice in the bullpen. Gaetz a stalking horse?
Thought the same. Give it to Gaetz, see how it plays out and have a loaded bench backing up the possibility he's not confirmed, but still demonstrate loyalty.
Personally I'd like to see Harmeet Dhillon as AG.
Hadn't thought about that. What an excellent candidate! They can use the racist misogynist card on the libs too. I was thinking about Kash Patel though
Both excellent choices. And more legal experience. Gaetz has all of two years practicing law. This, like everything, Trump is the Road Runner--the dem-comms are the hapless coyote... Beep, beep!
Harmeet would be great also.
I've also heard the idea floated that if Gaetz is not confirmed, DeSantis would replace Rubio with Gaetz --which would probably stick it to his colleagues even more than the AG role.
Best idea and analysis I’ve heard yet. Thank you. Something to watch.
As a recently-former Floridian, I would love to see that. I never liked or trusted Rubio.
It would be EXTREMELY difficult to do worse than the current occupant.
Yes. We need to keep eyes on Marco...
That would be so rich. Hey guys and gals, you couldn’t nominate me for AG but here I am your equal in the Senate.
That is an excellent idea. But I think they confirm Gaetz. If not, they're signing their political death certificate.
I don't think either Susan Collins or Murky of AK care...
That begs the question...when will AK get rid of rank voting. I think that's why she keeps getting reelected.
I agree with your gaming comment. He's smoking out the senate to see who is/is not behind him. If Gaetz gets confirmed - he knows he can go strong. If not, he knows who he can trust. Gaetz will either be a "firebrand" AG or he will get a great gig on Fox or Newsmax and make a lot of $$$.
If Gaetz doesn't get confirmed, why not Ted Cruz (clerked for US Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist)? Or why not Missouri Senator and former state AG Eric Schmidt? Both are Senators and so can be replaced by GOP governor appointment