Let this sink in for a minute..

[Soph0571]

...Some of the key personnel to protect the nation are not in post... some of the key people to make sure that the nations international interests are amplified are not in post...

The key person in the White house to try and keep the President in check is not in post....

Have you considered that this may not be a coincidence?

Internal harm by lack of leadership coupled with a lack of managed defence of the nation, while not protecting the the international position in a peaceful negotiating stance, by having a voice at the international table..... whilst all the while no-one to try and keep in check a wannabee strongman who really wants to lead an autocracy.

Lack of cohesion internally if a disaster where to happen

Lack of defence if there was an external threat

Lack of international partners to come to US aid, potentially

Lack of control of the loon in the White House

I cannot think of a time since the civil war that the Union has been in so much peril.

Chaps, I am not into conspiracies.... but neither am I into coincidences?!?!

P.S. As a Brit sometimes I can be very critical of my cousins across the pond. But this is because I give a shit! I know the UK is fucked at the moment also, but at least people are sitting in the right seats even if they are not saying or doing the right things.

[watoos]

1. He is dictator

He doesn't need anyone else.

[PJMcK]

2. No

Trump is an idiot.

[VOX]

10. He is an idiot who'd like to be dictator.

Sadly, there are a fair number of Americans who’d be just fine with a “permanent Trump” and one-party right-wing rule with no set expiry date.

Which is why 45 needs to be hounded until Election Day 2020, and even afterward, because in defeat, he will be a calumnious asshole.

[BlueJac]

14. Bingo!!

[duforsure]

3. He's doing it for a reason

Less witnesses.

[unblock]

4. Arguably this amounts to an impeachable offense

Neglect of office or of constitutional duties falls under the original concept of high crimes and misdemeanors.

Not that he'll ever get impeached for this....

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. but, but, is it too soon to talk of impeachment?

ITTMFA

[walkingman]

17. I think impeachment should come at the end of his term after the 2020 election. I say this

because the GOP controlled Senate will never vote to get rid of him and therefore would just be a political move meaning nothing. If he is impeached before leaving office then at least that will be his legacy (aka Clinton). I worry that he might be re-elected and a early impeachment will just be a motivator for his base.

As sad as it sounds we just have to face the fact that about 50% of Americans support Trump or anybody but a Dem. I didn't think "W" could be re-elected but I was WRONG. We Dems need to understand that the most important thing in 2020 is to rid ourselves of Trump and get control of the Senate. Stop all of the infighting amongst ourselves.

[Perseus]

20. That and because Pence is not a good solution

Democrats need to become very proactive in anticipating the cheating that the repubs are going to do before and during the election, they will do anything to stay in power, even having the dotard as president.

The whole family trump, that include Jared as well, needs to be apprehended, but impeachment would not be good, Pence is worst because he is very evil and he has a brain.

[unblock]

25. We need 2/3rds in the senate for removal

[Lucky Luciano]

32. No. Just prosecute full speed ahead after he is out.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

23. +1

[Dustlawyer]

5. He is leaving them empty because he doesn't know any more crooked bastards

that would cover his butt in those positions. He might accidentally appoint someone that gives a shite!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. or his puppet-master says leave 'em empty

Every where he goes, there's a Russian.

[Soph0571]

11. That....

or his puppet-master says leave 'em empty

[erronis]

15. It's taken 30-40 years but the USSR has finally infiltrated the US via the (R)epuglicons

I'm surprised there were still some russian-sounding names in the list of indictees.

Names like McConnell, Ryan, Rohrabacher are so much easier for the dimwits to accept. Has the NRA signed fealty agreements with the USSR also? Tea Potters? Proud Boys?

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. EXACTLY!

[spanone]

6. the last one explains all the other ones.

[Soph0571]

9. I think that is the one I disagree with

He, or at least those he listens to, have a huge clue..... and therein lie the danger

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. There's no telling what he's poisoned behind the scenes

It will take a new committee to uncover the damage.

I think he's actually a very media savvy person. He built this whole life where people, until he ran, thought he was a genius. Evil genius with the media and NDAs to keep the ones who knew him quiet.

[calimary]

37. Sure does. He still thinks he can run the country the way he ran the

trump Organization.

[3catwoman3]

12. He's never had...

...the last one.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. No Secretary of the Space Force either (thank dog). . . . nt

[kimbutgar]

18. I just pray we don't have a large scale disaster or terrorist attack because he will be able to

Declare he alone is the only person to save America. Just like Bush was able to raise his popularity after 9-11 and start a war with Iraq. People were looking for a savior and Bush and Cheney were able to exploit the fears of Americans.

[Kurt V.]

19. tRump has already said these vacancies give him more flexibility.

and ppl buy it. so maybe our reps would do the u.s. a great service and point out this is anti- american.

[Poiuyt]

26. He like "Acting" directors (not permanent) because he feels they are more beholden to him

They will bow and scrape to him more, which is what he needs.

[pangaia]

21. Also, part of the russian plan to deconstructr...

[FailureToCommunicate]

22. "Things are going better than I couldn't ever dreamed, comrade..."

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[progressoid]

27. In two years, Trump has gone through as many Comm Directors as Obama did in eight.

[DFW]

28. This is what he means when he says he has already accomplished more than Obama did in two terms

He just has another definition of "accomplished" compared to what the term means for most of the rest of us.

[lame54]

29. But but he has Jared

[gopiscrap]

30. Wow, no can work with that asshole

[Hugin]

31. Add no EPA and no State Department to the list.

But, that's just how they like it...

However, the Republicans have made sure that no Judgeship goes unfilled.

[oldsoftie]

33. Funny, but mostly untrue. Other than the LAST one anyway, which has been true since 1/17.

Some of those havent left office yet, some have "acting" heads, which is still a leadership position. Some have new heads awaiting confirmation. Comm director just announced leaving so i guess that one IS literally empty.
And of course, regardless of who is in what position, trump will still remain clueless

[flying_wahini]

34. I've been saying for months that it IS The Plan. It was designed to become a dictator.

It still is The Plan. Most Americans just shrug and goober online so they aren’t paying attention.

Nobody in the rank and file cabinet are there to stop anything,
just take orders to dismantle ALL we hold dear.

Just wait till people wake up and see what’s happened.it will be too little, too late.

[fascisthunter]

35. So, The US is now Vulnerable to Foreign Attacks

He is doing his job as a traitor.

[smirkymonkey]

36. I think this is more by design than by anything else.

He doesn't want any oversight or interference. Nobody is going to tell him what to do.