Donald Trump is clearly working to bully the Republican majority in the US Senate into submission regarding his many controversial Cabinet and other appointments, and stripping the Senate’s power of “advise and consent” on Presidential appointments.
Trump’s aim is to make the US Senate lose its status as a co-equal branch of government, along with the House of Representatives, part of his plot to establish an authoritarian executive branch, uncontrolled by the legislative branch.
In so doing, he is working to undermine the Constitution, rule of law, and American democracy.
This, despite the reality that his victory was NOT a massive one, and that he has not won a majority of all votes cast by the American people, while defeating Kamala Harris by less than a two point margin.
Trump is causing our closest allies, including the United Kingdom, France, Israel, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to consider NOT sharing intelligence information.
Such an eventuality undermines American national security, and puts America in danger from its adversary nations, including Russia, North Korea, China, and Iran, among others.
Trump set to appoint Project 2025 architect Russ Vought to Office of Management and Budget
Vought is a leading proponent of “Schedule F,” a plan to potentially fire thousands of federal civil servants and replace them with MAGA acolytes
https://www.mediamatters.org/russ-vought/trump-set-appoint-project-2025-architect-russ-vought-office-management-and-budget
List of the GOP Senators best positioned to take on Trump:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/21/gop-lame-duck-senators-trump-cabinet-picks-00190742
Nikki Haley’s harsh assessments of RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard:
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/20/congress/nikki-haleys-view-00190765
RFK Jr.’s McDonald’s photo op is Trump’s latest humiliation effort against a former rival
For the president-elect’s critics-turned-allies, embarrassment appears to be the price of entry into Trump’s inner circle.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-cabinet-robert-f-kennedy-jr-humiliation-rcna181026
The final 2024 election tally is almost in. It should end the MAGA mandate myth.
There’s going to be a reckoning about the distance between what the swing voters who gave Trump this majority were voting for and what they’re about to get.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-mandate-win-agenda-rcna181039
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is making waves after introducing a resolution explicitly targeting her transgender colleague, Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., that would bar McBride and other transgender women who work in the Capitol from accessing women’s restrooms or other gender-based facilities.
Democratic officials engage in schmoozing ahead of Trump’s second term
While liberal activists are preparing for all-out resistance, some Democrats seem to think a little kissing up to MAGA world is in order.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-democratic-nyc-mayor-adams-ufc-rcna180888
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from the nomination.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-gaetz-withdraws-trump-attorney-general-nomination_n_673f6dbae4b0fc93e3d11bb1
Trump’s rogues gallery isn’t popular.
https://digbysblog.net/2024/11/21/the-rogues-gallery-isnt-popular/
Good. One down. Several to go.
Twitler will be fuming in ALL CAPS in 3…2…1…
Guarantee you he will blame it on the Democrats somehow.
Digby nails it. Trump is casting for season 2 of “The Apprentice Goes To Washington”. The major qualification is television experience.
https://digbysblog.net/2024/11/21/he-plays-a-president-on-tv/