November 21, 2024
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Trump’s cabinet nominations are the clearest sign he could give that it’s no longer business as usual for the Deep State. (And for those who still question the use of the term “Deep State” and whether or not it’s even real or just a conspiracy theory, we say YES, it’s real, and YES, that’s our preferred term. Expect to see much more discussion of it here in the next months, as we watch it being dismantled.)
(Note: For those who scoff at the idea of Trump being able to dismantle these agencies, Vivek Ramaswamy of Trump’s new Government Efficiency agency explained that the “dirty little secret” of DC is that the government isn’t being run by the people we elect but by unelected executive branch bureaucrats. And most of their power and the damages they cause stem from regulations that the Supreme Court has recently ruled they had no unconstitutional power to impose. So yes, Trump will have the authority to gut them. Remember that some of the same people crying that a smaller government can’t do its job also said Twitter couldn’t function if Elon Musk cut 80% of the work force. It seems to be functioning just fine.)
Matt Gaetz for Attorney General is the most obvious example of a jolt to the Deep State, as the left is freaking out over what they wrongly see as retribution or revenge against the DOJ. Former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherlasky told the DAILY CALLER that “Gaetz is clearly an outsider and disruptor, and that’s the point.” He’s “exactly what President Trump promised for the DOJ during his campaign, namely to end the department’s left-leaning focus on lawfare, censorship, and election interference.”
Sounds perfect. On the other hand, legal analyst Andrew McCarthy isn’t too pleased, suggesting that Gaetz lacks qualification because he was “among the leading proponents of the effort to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election.” Sigh. We have to wonder what McCarthy’s assessment of that election might be one day, after everything comes out in the wash.
Here’s more on the Gaetz pick and others from the DAILY CALLER.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/17/trump-doj-bureaucrats-unexpected-leadership-picks/
Speaking of the 2020 election, another sign that things are changing is the discussion of revoking the security clearances for those 51 former intel officials who signed the infamous “classic earmarks” letter about Hunter Biden’s laptop being Russian disinformation. That letter might have been the biggest single piece of election interference of all time. The signers are lucky if they’re not prosecuted.
One might wonder what any FORMER intel officials need with security clearances, anyway. Wouldn’t you think that once they leave the government, they shouldn’t retain them? California Rep. Darrell Issa is asking that question.
Gaetz was the subject of an ethics investigation in the House, and Speaker Mike Johnson is saying that since he has already resigned his House seat --- a curious move --- it would violate House rules for the House Ethics Committee to release it.
Whatever happens with this, and whether or not Gaetz wins Senate confirmation, we trust that whoever ends up with that job will be as tenacious as he is. Details at THE EPOCH TIMES…
As we said last week, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is at the hub of the intelligence wheel. Now Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for DNI, has reportedly sparked “a special kind of unease among Democratic lawmakers, the liberal media, and elements of the intelligence community.” And for ridiculous “reasons” that sound like a rehash of the Trump I Russia Hoax.
Tom Nichols at THE ATLANTIC is having a cow. Likewise, Bill Kristol. Wow, that sounds like the best recommendation FOR Tulsi Gabbard we could possibly have! This piece at THE BLAZE is a must-read…
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