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Natasha Bertrand ✔@NatashaBertrand
The White House "has taken total control over staffing at DoD and anything that they perceive as disloyalty is a disqualification."
"They want to make sure that there's no hint or indication of conflicting loyalties," the person said. "It's complete and total control."
Natasha Bertrand ✔@NatashaBertrand
More than a third of all Senate-confirmed civilian positions at the Pentagon are now vacant or filled by temporary officials... out of 60 senior positions, 21 lack permanent appointees. Thirteen of those positions have no nominee identified. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/06/pentagon-vacancies-donald-trump-122805
1:06 PM - Mar 6, 2020
Government will be completely broken, a smoldering pile of cinders by next January.
Wounded Bear
(58,666 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Complete and total control. That is what Trump wants.
complete and total control. That is the ulterior motive behind whatever Trump says and does.
That's the ticket and we are on our way if it can't be stopped in time.
Complete and total control. That's a dictatorship, a tyranny and the outcome will be nothing but massive tragedies. Trump said he really got into reading Mein Kampf, even though we find it hard to believe he has read much. Now, if you read it, well, that's a glimpse of the future under his rule and we have already seen the results in the past.
Traildogbob
(8,752 posts)His contacts with Obama staff my be helpful in recalling and filling position rapidly. That has to happen. We need to hit the floor running to fix the hellscape. He cannot pull an Obama dragging feet reaching across the isle. Clean house of everything trump. Besides who the hell wants to dwell in the pig pen trump leaves. Worse germs than this virus.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Traildogbob
(8,752 posts)Just gotta hope, our sons, brothers, Fathers, sisters, mothers will not fire at us for him. Thoughts.....the virus........prayer........all trump genes get it. His old bloated sick ass is the target group that do not fare well. Being Best, not cypher bullying like the ho says WE should not do.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)With a shitloads of enablers.
Abuse dynamics are running and ruining the country.
in2herbs
(2,945 posts)treasonous? I want the book thrown at rump and if that includes that he crossed the street against a red light during his presidency I want him charged with that, too, -- along with his spawn.
struggle4progress
(118,295 posts)One morning I awakened and I found the invader
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)2naSalit
(86,646 posts)The elections are conducted by the states individually, he can't control that. He could try to forcibly stop them but I'd bet he'd be in for a rude awakening.
Cosmocat
(14,565 posts)IMO, he will let there be elections, roll the dice he wins out right, votes get hacked, whatever.
Whether he actually concedes and leaves willingly if he loses is another thing ...
struggle4progress
(118,295 posts)central scrutinizer
(11,651 posts)Cancel elections, muzzle journalists
Duppers
(28,125 posts)And most ppl cannot believe it. Good thing these department heads mean little the generals.
Texin
(2,596 posts)The war's been lost and he's passing out the bullets and cyanide pills.
bucolic_frolic
(43,181 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)It's going to be all loyalty oaths to Il Douche at the Pentagon from now on!
keithbvadu2
(36,828 posts)Oath of Allegiance - Pre and post 1934
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-fuehrer-oath
(before August 2, 1934)
"I swear by almighty God this sacred oath:
I will at all times loyally and honestly
serve my people and country
and, as a brave soldier,
I will be ready at any time
to stake my life for this oath."
The Fuehrer Oath
(effective August 2, 1934)
"I swear by almighty God this sacred oath:
I will render unconditional obedience
to the Fuehrer of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler,
Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht,
and, as a brave soldier,
I will be ready at any time
to stake my life for this oath."
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Our Pledge of Allegiance changed, too, I'm sure you know. Before Eisenhower, it didn't include the "One Nation, under God" nonsense.
NotHardly
(1,062 posts)FIFY
keithbvadu2
(36,828 posts)Vlad is getting more than his money's worth.
dlk
(11,569 posts)This was the goal from the onset.