an ACTUAL problem with Trump - ie, not fake news
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One of the things disturbing about Trump is that his nominees go off the reservation when it comes to Trump's agenda of record.
This is just one listing of many on the inet:
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-cabinet-nominees-disagree_us
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Retired Gen. James Mattis
The man chosen to lead the Pentagon broke with the president-elect on a number of key issues during his confirmation hearing on Thursday.
Mattis said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “trying to break” NATO, describing the current world order as being “under the biggest attack since World War II.” Trump has expressed his admiration for Putin, and has repeatedly declined to criticize his meddling in the U.S. election.
The retired general said the U.S. must abide by the Iran nuclear deal, even though he said it had imperfections, because America must keep its word. Trump has promised to rescind the deal.
And the defense secretary nominee expressed a “very, very high degree of confidence in our intelligence community.” Trump has criticized the intelligence community in recent days, calling it “politicized.”
Rep. Mike Pompeo
The man chosen to lead the CIA implied he would uphold the Iran nuclear agreement, even though he was one of its most outspoken critics on Capitol Hill. At his hearing on Thursday, he acknowledged that, if confirmed, “my role will change.”
He also broke with Trump on the matter of Russia meddling in the U.S. election.
“It’s pretty clear about what took place, about Russian involvement in efforts to hack information and have an impact on American democracy,” Pompeo told the Intelligence Committee. “It is something that America needs to take seriously.”
Former Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson
Trump’s nominee to lead the State Department seemed to diverge from Trump on a number of pertinent issues.
He said Wednesday that he finds U.S. intelligence assessments that say Russia interfered in the election “clearly troubling.” He criticized Moscow for its behavior on the world stage ? something Trump has refrained from doing ? by denouncing its annexation of Crimea in 2014. He also said he supported existing economic sanctions on Russia, even though his former company lobbied against them.
Tillerson said he did not agree with Trump when the president-elect said last year that it wouldn’t be “so bad” if more countries possessed nuclear weapons.
On climate, the former Exxon Mobil CEO hinted that he would support keeping the U.S. in the historic Paris climate agreement.
He also supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that Trump reviles, and opposed a Muslim ban.
Tillerson told Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) that he wanted to the job despite these many differences, because Trump “has been very open and inviting of hearing my views, and respectful of those views.”
He admitted, though, that ultimately “the president will decide.”
Sen. Jeff Sessions
The Alabama Republican declared waterboarding illegal, even though Trump has pledged to reinstate the torture method.
“Congress has taken an action now that makes it absolutely improper and illegal to use waterboarding or any other form of torture,” Sessions told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
The controversial immigration hawk said he doesn’t support Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, an early promise that the campaign subsequently altered to focus on “extreme vetting” of people coming from certain countries.
“I have no belief and do not support the idea that Muslims as a religious group should be denied admission to the United States,” Sessions said at the hearing. “We have great Muslim citizens who have contributed in so many different ways.”
Like other Trump nominees, Sessions also expressed his faith in the U.S. intelligence community.
“I have no reason to doubt that and have no evidence that would indicate otherwise,” Sessions said of the intelligence community’s findings regarding Russia meddling in the election.
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That's a strength, not a problem. No President should be surrounded by a bunch of yes men.
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This is about to get interesting. I hear I told you so being said for the next four years. That's if he can manage to stay out of jail for that long.
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Originally posted by Riverlove:
That's a strength, not a problem. No President should be surrounded by a bunch of yes men.
I agree 1000% with this statement.
One of the biggest problems of the last 8 years were the high level yes men and women Obama had surrounding him.
Our Government does the least harm to its citizens when it's too busy fighting each other.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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I don't see having people who disagree as a problem.
What I think is a problem is people answering policy questions with their own personal opinions. It gives rise to a situation where Trump could say 'my intelligence person told me to do this' .. where 'this' is in direct contradiction to expressed goals. Or the intelligence person might say 'Trump's my boss and I was following orders' if the person is accused of bad judgment or malfeasance.
I can see FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) being deliberately sown that way.
BTW, this has been an escalating problem recently, with officials of all stripes, including Supreme Court justices, blabbing personal opinions. It raises questions about their ability to do their jobs impartially. Now I realize everyone is entitled to an opinion. And theoretically at least everyone is entitled to freedom of speech. But even from the lowly position of union steward and negotiator, we were warned to keep our personal opinions out of potential union issues.
How did your beloved 'democratic' party fuck up so badly?
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Quote:Then I guess it's a good thing I've never been pro-Trump. It'll save you a lot of wasted effort.
I hear I told you so being said for the next four years.
How did your beloved 'democratic' party fuck up so badly?
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Originally posted by 1kiki:
What I think is a problem is people answering policy questions with their own personal opinions. It gives rise to a situation where Trump could say 'my intelligence person told me to do this' .. where 'this' is in direct contradiction to expressed goals. Or the intelligence person might say 'Trump's my boss and I was following orders' if the person is accused of bad judgment or malfeasance.
I can see FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) being deliberately sown that way.
BTW, this has been an escalating problem recently, with officials of all stripes, including Supreme Court justices, blabbing personal opinions. It raises questions about their ability to do their jobs impartially. Now I realize everyone is entitled to an opinion. And theoretically at least everyone is entitled to freedom of speech. But even from the lowly position of union steward and negotiator, we were warned to keep our personal opinions out of potential union issues.
Excellent point, that.
Loose lips sink ships and all...
I think everybody, including those in power, have watched WAY too much reality TV and MSM and "shutting the F*CK up" seems to be a dying art......
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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