r/tuesday • u/Emperor-Commodus Right Visitor • Nov 14 '24

Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination Is a National-Security Risk

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-nomination-security/680649/

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u/upvotechemistry Right Visitor Nov 14 '24

This is what Trump ran on explicitly. Did GOP pols all think it was just a joke?

If any one of them finds their spines on these insane nominations, Trump will quickly yank them back out and add them back to his collection. Until the GOP shows me something else, I'm resigned to believing they will do absolutely nothing to rein in Trump. If liberal democracy holds, it will be due to Trump's own whims, not GOP opposition

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u/The_Amish_FBI Left Visitor Nov 14 '24

Did GOP pols all think it was just a joke?

I mean, yeah. That’s been the theme, not just from the Right but Independents as well, since 2016 is the confidence that Trump won’t actually do the things he says he’s going to do.

I know the quote “What’s the harm in indulging him?” was from an anonymous source, but it feels like it sums up the response to Trump so well.

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u/nauticalsandwich Left Visitor Nov 14 '24

The electorate doesn't pay attention to shit. People voted for Trump because "inflation bad, immigration bad, trans bad." That's all we keep hearing. None of these things were under consideration for most voters. Most voters don't even know the first thing about any of these people.

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u/upvotechemistry Right Visitor Nov 15 '24

Unfortunately, they pay attention to their phones, TikTok, and agitprop from every corner of the world on social media. We all do it - it's tearing apart society

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u/duke_awapuhi Left Visitor Nov 15 '24

Trump basically ran on “me make economy fix big time” and it worked

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u/duke_awapuhi Left Visitor Nov 15 '24

I think they’re going to go against Trump at least on the Gaetz nomination. If they decide not to allow recess appointments for Trump because they want to actually go through the confirmation process for Gaetz, then Trump is going to be pissed and he’s going to wage war against senate republicans, especially their leadership. Thune will be targeted by Trump on social media and will be presented as public enemy number one

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u/upvotechemistry Right Visitor Nov 16 '24

Yep, I pretty much agree. Gaetz is a bad coworker on a personal level, and you don't want a complete toadie leading DOJ. This would be a good place for them to try to stand for the process. Plus, people in Congress just hate Gaetz at a personal level.

But man... I guess I'm kind of excited for Bergum... and eh, Marco is steady, maybe

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u/duke_awapuhi Left Visitor Nov 16 '24

I wouldn’t say I’m excited for Burgum, but I do think he’s the logical choice for dept of interior. At least Trump is making the “correct” choices in some cases. But the “incorrect” choices are really out there. Will be interesting to see how the power balance between Trump and senate ends up working. The senate is more traditional and operates very differently than Trump