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Related: About this forumJeh Johnson calls out Republican senators by name to stand up against Trump's bizarre staff picks - Alex Wagner - MSNBC
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson talks with Alex Wagner about his expectation that there are still at least a few Republican senators left who will not stand for Donald Trump's selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general, and why Trump's right-wing stunt of crusading against "wokeness" in the military misunderstands how the U.S. military operates. - Aired on 11/13/2024.
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Jeh Johnson calls out Republican senators by name to stand up against Trump's bizarre staff picks - Alex Wagner - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Nov 14
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Walleye
(36,782 posts)1. Excuse me, Jeh, do you think he's just kidding?
Funny I still dont feel owned yet.
DallasNE
(7,618 posts)2. This Really Misses The Point
Being reckless with these critical appointments goes straight to the person making these nominations and the sanity and soundness of the mind that has made these selections. When governing, will he be equally reckless with the implementation of policy. I suspect he will be, so what then? The chaos will be unbearable and the outcome a nightmare. Are there no longer any checks and balances? We are already in crisis mode and he isn't even sworn in yet.
Rhiannon12866
(225,722 posts)3. You're right, he's causing a nightmare of upheaval in his very first week
But that's what he does, did we expect otherwise? That's anyone who knew anything was saying that he must never be anywhere the Oval Office again. And he's not even close to being "sworn in..."