Trumps revolvomatic administration just lost acting DHS secretary McAleenan

[Puffnstuff]

He's the 4th one to go during Trump's first term. Trump has at least done something more bigly than his predecessors and it isn't something he should be bragging on.

Kevin McAleenan resigns as acting homeland security secretary

Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary of homeland security since April and the fourth person to serve in that post since the Trump presidency began, submitted his resignation to the White House on Friday, President Donald Trump announced Friday.

www.cnn.com

 

[Gabe323]

Probably has nothing to do with the border wall funding ruling from today.

 

[Jhhnn]

Hail Trump! Strong Leader! He is our voice! He alone can fix it! God wanted him to be President!

Or maybe it's just a really bad mistake. A really, really, really Yuge mistake. It's beyond obvious that Trump is losing it right before our eyes if he ever really had it at all.

 

[darkswordsman17]

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[woolfe9998]

Today McAleenan, Michael McKinley over at State yesterday, Rick Perry the day before. 9 of 15 cabinet posts are "acting" now. I rarely use photos, but this sums it up quite nicely:

 

[JEDIYoda]

I would get out while the ship is at least listing before it sinks!!
This guy was batted around real bad by the news media! Maybe to the point where it knocked some sense into his head!!

 

[Ciber]

I would get out while the ship is at least listing before it sinks!!
This guy was batted around real bad by the news media! Maybe to the point where it knocked some sense into his head!!

Yep, I think they're starting to see that this is probably not going to end well, most likely with more people going to jail or facing serious legal expenses. Abandon ship!

 

[sportage]

HOW BAD does it have to get until.....?

 

[Jhhnn]

Apparently, the problem with being head of DHS is that Trump keeps insisting they do things that are illegal, immoral, insane or all three. Trump just keeps pushing on them until they quit.

 

[nickqt]

Everything is working as intended.

If there is no "head" of the cabinet, it essentially defaults to Strongman Trump.

It's a self-purge of any semblance of competence, and is not a good thing.

 

[Victorian Gray]

Everything is working as intended.

If there is no "head" of the cabinet, it essentially defaults to Strongman Trump.

It's a self-purge of any semblance of competence, and is not a good thing.

Bingo!

That's why all the temporary appointments for various departments and agencies. They don't have to be confirmed by the senate.

 

[trenchfoot]

Well it's more than obvious by now all Trump needs to run the gov't are a few henchmen, a few hatchetmen, a coup'la headhunters and a bunch of temps he can do with as he pleases without any interference from Congress. Too bad some folks he threw under the bus in order to make things comfortable for himself survived and are now taking revenge on his ass.

If only those damn idiot Repubs could'a held on to the House, there'd be no impeachment bullshit to deal with, Trump and Giuliani would have their sweet deal in Ukraine, Biden's ass would be kicked a hundred ways into infamy and out of the race and no one would be the wiser how it all happened because The Repub controlled House and Barr would'a had such a beautiful wall put up not only down south at the border but around Trump such that he'd be untouchable.

Yep, if only the Repubs held on to the House, just look at how the level of corruption could'a went ballistic and there'd be only those minority Dems to bitch and moan about it all with no way to stop it.

If only.....................

 

[ecogen]

9 of 15 cabinet posts are "acting" now. I rarely use photos, but this sums it up quite nicely:

How is this allowed? Can you, in theory, just have "acting" <insert head of department here> for as long as you want, just to avoid senate confirmation?

 

[esquared]

How is this allowed? Can you, in theory, just have "acting" <insert head of department here> for as long as you want, just to avoid senate confirmation?

This may come "as abuse of power".

 

[Meghan54]

Sad part about McAleenan and his confirmation.....he actually had bi-partisan support in the Senate to be confirmed as DHS head. Guess Trump just couldn't control him well enough, so out he goes.

 

[Victorian Gray]

How is this allowed? Can you, in theory, just have "acting" <insert head of department here> for as long as you want, just to avoid senate confirmation?

Haven't seen anyone say so. You can barely find any American press that will even address the issue.

The US is getting a lesson in how to create an elected dictatorship. Everybody is too outraged by his latest tweet or the latest speculation on his mental health or the latest SNL skit to notice or, understand, what's going on. In many ways, I think, the US is a society 'ripe for the plucking'. If Trump wasn't so damn ignorant he'd almost be dangerous. As it is I see him as a precursor to something rather worse somewhere down the road.

All Hail Ivanka, The 1000 Year Empress!

 

[ecogen]

This may come "as abuse of power".

Sure seems like it, but is there anything that's written down anywhere that clearly says "you can't do this"? Because at this point that seems to be the only thing that actually matters.

If Trump wasn't so damn ignorant he'd almost be dangerous.

Spot on, the US is lucky that Trump is such a huge fucking incompetent moron.

All Hail Ivanka, The 1000 Year Empress!

From what I've seen Ivanka doesn't seem too bright either tbh.

 

[cytg111]

Most likely, like Tillerson, he wouldnt crime for Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/tillerson-says-trump-directed-him-to-do-things-that-violate-the-law/2018/12/07/2e8623dc-fa34-11e8-863c-9e2f864d47e7_story.html

 

[VRAMdemon]

I'm guessing they didn't like he was a career civil servant and a democrat.

The exit ramp of the clusterfuck that is Trump has two branches.

Civil service career; Loyal American who loves his country and can't take the stupidity from above any longer. Future witness.

Trump campaign donor: About to be arrested or subpoenaed. Future defendant.

 

[hal2kilo]

Bingo!

That's why all the temporary appointments for various departments and agencies. They don't have to be confirmed by the senate.

Nobody who is competent wants to work for this clown. His candidates as he scrapes the bottom of the barrel are probably not confirmable.

 

[Jhhnn]

Nobody who is competent wants to work for this clown. His candidates as he scrapes the bottom of the barrel are probably not confirmable.

I figure McAleenan was competent. That's why he had to go. Trump just wants people who always say yes to him no matter what that entails. He also wants to keep all the power in his hands alone. Nothing is really delegated. Narcissists are control freaks.