Summary
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has triggered sweeping purges and retributions against officials he deems disloyal.
He revoked Secret Service protection for former national security figures, fired Department of Justice lawyers investigating him, dismissed 30 inspectors general without notice, and reassigned career officials.
Federal employees face pressure to demonstrate loyalty or face removal.
An executive order mandates reviewing agencies involved in Trump-related investigations, fueling concerns of systemic retaliation.
Insiders describe the atmosphere as “shell-shocked” and worse than expected.
Wow, and here I am thinking it wasn’t too bad on day one given he said dictator on day one.
President Musk did LARP as a certain dictator on day one so maybe that’s what he meant.
there’s a simple solution for all this.
Luigi
I am SHOCKED! SHOCKED I tell ya!
what’s even more shocking is that he’s doing exactly the things he said he’d do
I just watched another episode of the Tor’s Cabinet of Curiosities on YT, that one about the sixth Dalai Lama who ignored divine instructions and enjoyed the life as it is. And many commenters and the host guessed if is that system was even prepared to a Dalai Lama who wants to drink, fuck and write poetry. Every one of them just assumed that a living avatar of a deity can’t do that, and that’s what he did. And that’s funny in a bleak, grim fashion, that no one put full stop signs to what a president can do, assuming he’d have that stops himself, and as it shows no one can even say no to him when he breaches every tradition to name and many who could stop him just let it slide.
well they didn’t think hard enough then
Not sure why they’re surprised when he literally said he would do all of this.
It’s very clear by all the books on Trumps first term that the worse of Trumps craziness was stopped by his adhoc cabinet filled neocon worms and lickspittles that juggled their own intressets and derailing the dumbest shit. Now when he only has sycophants and fascists and nothing good is coming out of it.
People living with blinders on, and spoilers: it’s gonna get worse.
This is the petty and sad man that ran to get revenge on Obama.
This is the petty and sad man that had a vendetta with Rosie O’Donnell for how many years now?
This is the petty and sad man that is STILL upset for how SPY magazine made fun of him…
If anyone is surprised that this asshat is a vengeful asshole, I just don’t even know what to say. There is evidence going back decades of just what a completely self-absorbed asshole he is, and with the very thinnest of skins.
Nothing to see here, folks. He’s just filling spots with yes men.
Well you see, he didn’t succeed in draining the swamp last time so now he’s dousing it in gasoline and setting it on fire.
He IS the swamp
I’m genuinely flabbergasted at how many people are clearly surprised by what he’s doing and how he’s doing it. He did it the first time, only he and his buddies had no idea how anything worked. This time they got a bunch of interns to do their homework for them, so they’re obviously going to have more success in their efforts this time around.
Also, anyone with even a half dozen brain cells should be able to understand he’s a vindictive shitass malignant narcissist. You are simply not allowed to be surprised by that. It’s literally a core part of what his first term entailed.
If I were a US comedian, I would be nervous.
Pleas, Jon Stewart, GTFO while you still can
I think he’s one of the few that would rather get arrested and disappear than turn his back on America. I wouldn’t blame him if he did or anyone with the resources to do so.
He’s probably too busy downplaying things. I get that he’s tired of being angry, but…
Stupid people are in fact stupid
People with heads up asses shocked that assholes smell pretty bad.
