Sunday, December 8, 2024

Trump’s cabinet picks aren’t just ‘loyalists’. They’re groveling, subservient yes-men

People who work for a president are often reluctant to be bearers of bad news. Presidents are typically surrounded by yes-men and -women afraid to say anything that will ruffle powerful feathers. 

As a result, presidents can make huge mistakes – invading Iraq and Afghanistan, deregulating Wall Street and then bailing it out when its gambling gets out of hand, pardoning Richard Nixon, waging war in Vietnam. 

Trump's toadies are even less likely to cross him. To the contrary, they'll egg him on...

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