@JenniferJJacobs Patel is a very unserious person in an extremely serious government position.
He is way out of his depth
Competence is not a core competency of most Trump Administration officials
@LarrySabato@mehdirhasan@UVA This federal administration has the view that there is no corner of our nation that it cannot force its will upon. This is a dangerous moment in the history of our country
At the federal level we are not governed by the rule of law, but rather by the whims of a wannabe king
@RonFilipkowski But at least he has the benefit of the wise counsel and deep experience of SecDef
We don’t even have a national security adviser
The Chairman of JCS has never been a Service Chief nor a head of one if the 11 combat commands
@RonFilipkowski@atrupar I’m a practicing Dermatologist. He is a fair skinned 78 year old who has likely never used sunscreen. Sun exposed skin gets thin and easily bruised. Hands take a beating. If a person is on any blood thinners, even a baby aspirin the bruises are often larger. I see this every day.
@nytimes In the year prior to becoming FBI director, he was making $9 million a year as a lawyer in Washington DC. He took a gigantic pay cut to serve his country.
@davidfrum I am concerned about the harm caused by the malign actions taken by Trump and his chosen officials
I am more concerned about the harm that will come from having incompetent and inexperienced national officials unable to effectively respond to a complex and dangerous world
@PrincessBravato The best way to understand anything the Mad Orange King does or says is always WWRCD? What Would Roy Cohn Do ? Start with a lie, if challenged, tell a bigger lie. Acuse your opponents of your own misdeeds. Never apologize, never admit defeat. Always be attacking.
@AC360 Not since Emperor Caligula supposedly appointed Incitatus, his favorite horse, as a Consul of Rome have there been such monumentally unqualified nominations for high government office.
There will not be Senate confirmation hearings. All his nominees will be recess appointments
@StevenBeschloss Our constitutional system of checks and balances is ill equipped to respond to a demagogue in the internet media era
His 1st term was a preliminary constitutional stress test, his 2nd term will be the more rigorous test
The senate acquittal in 2021 was a huge mistake