Looks like Trump intends not to be undone this time around by hiring all the worst people—namely, Obammy stay-behinds, Yertel McTurtle endorsees and other Deep State RINO picks, and sundry other Swamp critters.
Trump Names Two More Picks for His Administration…
Trump’s new administration is quickly taking shape. On Tuesday evening, President Trump has announced two major nominations that underscore his commitment to an “America First” national security policy. Trump’s picks are poised to bring a fierce dedication to upholding American interests and strengthening national security.The first nomination was John Ratcliffe for director of the CIA.
“From exposing fake Russian collusion to be a Clinton campaign operation, to catching the FBI’s abuse of Civil Liberties at the FISA Court, John Ratcliffe has always been a warrior for Truth and Honesty with the American Public,” Trump said in a statement.
“When 51 intelligence officials were lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop, there was one, John Ratcliffe, telling the truth to the American People,” Trump continued. This kind of integrity, in Trump’s view, is what has set Ratcliffe apart in his field.
Trump will also nominate Pete Hegseth for secretary of Defense. This was a surprising move, as Hegseth is largely known for his role as a Fox News contributor. But Hegseth, a decorated Army combat veteran, is no stranger to national defense. Having served in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan, he was awarded two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge for his battlefield service. Hegseth is also a Princeton and Harvard graduate, pairing an elite academic background with real-world experience.
“Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our ‘Peace through Strength’ policy,” Trump said.
These are the latest picks in a long line of selections that the radical left aren’t happy about. Among them are campaign co-manager Susie Wiles, who was chosen as Trump’s chief of staff, with GOP Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., being picked as U.N. ambassador. Former ICE Director Tom Homan will serve as border czar, and Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., will lead the EPA. Sen. Marco Rubio is expected to be secretary of State, and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will head Homeland Security. Trump also named former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel.
Encouraging, I’d say; all of those appointments actually sound pretty darn good to me, with the possible exception of Stefanik, maybe. Then again, even Nikki Haley managed to do a pretty good job in that same post during OMB’s first term, so how much damage can Stefanik really do there? Rubio, Noem, and Hucklebee fir particularly well in their respective slots, I think. The main thing now, IMHO, is that Trump lays down a solid foundation for President JD Vance’s two terms.
Helpful hupdate! No slam intended against Pete Hegseth, mind. But if for whatever unforeseen reason he doesn’t work out, Mr President Trump, sir, may I submit for your consideration another stellar SecDef candidate: your friend and mine, the esteemed (and usually estoned and esdrunked) Mr Big Country Expat. He knows a great deal about all matters military, can boast a great deal of experience walking point in hotspots across the entire world, knows a trigger sear from one of those shoulder thingies that folds down, once rigged up a homemade flamethrower that in fact actually did work as intended, and has been known to not suffer fools gladly or take even a small ration of shit from them.
Why yes, I DID steal that great line from my late friend Chris Pfouts, why do you ask? A-HENH!
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I’m less excited by Stefanik and Rubio than you are – both are from the “invade the world” wing of the GOP – but thus far, I’m liking everyone else a lot. Homan in particular seems to be a good pick. If, as they say, “personnel is policy,” he is doing a much better job of picking people than he did the first time around.
Sure looks as if Trump has indeed learned from his first-term personnel debacle, which I’m damned glad to see. So far so goo, at any rate.
Sec of Defense is a real surprise to me, and a fine one. I had no idea that Hegseth was on the Trump radar. There would be few choices better, perhaps none.
Otherwise, I’ll yield to Trump get his choices and knows better than anyone else who they are. We may be surprised but don’t think Trump will be. Politics has to be played at this level, no way around it. I have suspicions about Rubio, but perhaps the role suits him, and his job is to carry out the dictates of his boss. We’ll see how that goes. Stefanic at the UN? Sure, smart woman and I really like having a woman deal with the middle easterners 🙂 Again, her job is to carry out the dictates of the president, something I think she will do quite successfully.
So far A, possibly an A+ if Rubio works out.
Pete Hegseth! Damn! Shake up the pentagon!
Well, I’m just catching up this evening –
Trump has created a new “Government Efficiency Department” headed by Elon Musk and Ramaswamy. I can feel the cracks emanating along the DC fault lines this evening.
It is going to be a beautiful 2025.
Government Efficiency Department
RUBIO:
https://x.com/ShabbosK/status/1856149646801818096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1856149646801818096%7Ctwgr%5E8bc0e2adc8b3e3c38567cde99685030cc01c689a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhall.com%2Ftipsheet%2Fkatiepavlich%2F2024%2F11%2F12%2Fthis-is-how-marco-rubio-responded-to-the-pro-hamas-crowd-n2647661
Townhall
Except he needs to fire his first pic to see how fast she returns to big pharma lobbying.