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It’s thrown out like a dirty word.
Donald Trump is – deep breath – hiring supporters.
The next president – can you imagine?? – is nominating people he knows will support him. He’s used a lot of bad words, but nothing the media says is more derogatory than his supporters.
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Let’s stop and think here. Don’t all presidents employ supporters?
Wasn’t Joe Biden surrounded by people who had been with him for decades? Ron Klain, Steve Ricchetti, and Tom Donilon created a bubble of protection around the president. However, few prophets dismissed them as supporters.
why? The media generally approved of Biden’s nominations, including Tony Blinken. Lloyd Austin, who has poor communication skills (he didn’t tell his boss about his cancer surgery), and Janet Yellen, who also has poor communication skills. The only person who stood out for his excellent television skills was former presidential candidate and outgoing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
President-elect Trump has nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to head the Department of Justice. (Getty Images)
It’s not a recent event. George Washington adopted a rival team approach, naming Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state and Alexander Hamilton as secretary of the treasury. So did Abraham Lincoln, with Salmon Chase as Secretary of the Treasury and William Seward as Secretary of War.
But if President Trump chooses someone he hopes will support him, the media response is that they are a danger to the country and will undermine the rule of law.
Mr. Trump did not make much use of his Cabinet during his first term, and I suspect he will do so this time as well, with the exception of a few senior officials. Plus, he runs the show. Ministers who deviate from the reservation could be fired on an “apprenticeship” basis. Serving at the President’s favor and all that.
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Not surprisingly, Trump has assembled an ideologically balanced Cabinet. The first wave – from Marco Rubio as secretary of state to a slew of current and former members of Congress – was generally impressive.
But then there was the debacle over Matt Gaetz, charging hundreds of dollars for video cameos, and controversial candidates like Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard. And Dr. Oz too. Not to mention the hostility towards pro-union Rep. Lori Chavez Delemer as labor secretary.
It’s clear that the president-elect likes the people he sees on TV and watches a lot of Fox News.
Jen Psaki speaks on stage at “A Conversation with Jen Psaki and Lawrence O’Donnell – Tell Me More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World” in New York City. (Dia Dipaspil/Getty Images)
But think about it. Jen Psaki and Simone Sanders Townsend were both CNN contributors when they joined the Biden campaign and later held senior positions in the White House. Currently, they host or co-host a show on MSNBC. No one pays any attention to them because they are seen as good guys to join the right team.
President Trump nominated Hegseth, an Army veteran, from Fox. Former congressman Sean Duffy, co-host of FOX Business, and frequent medical commentator.
What’s interesting is that much of the media has focused on Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and career prosecutor who has experience that Gates lacks.
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Sure, Bondi has said a lot of partisan things over the years, like “indict the prosecutor,” and then quickly added “bad stuff.” She was part of Trump’s first impeachment legal team and later led the legal department of a pro-Trump PAC.
Bondi received $25,000 in campaign contributions from the Trump Foundation while her office was conducting an investigation into Trump University (which itself is in turmoil), leading to an investigation into Trump’s first term. handed over.
“Fox & Friends Weekend” host Pete Hegseth will host the 2022 Patriot Awards from Hollywood, Florida. (Fox Nation/Brian Menney)
In 2013, Bondi received $25,000 in campaign contributions from the Trump Foundation at the same time her office was conducting a fraud investigation into Trump University.
“Her acceptance of the donations coincided with her decision not to sue Trump University for fraud,” said MSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQuaid. There is no evidence of anything in return. And the Florida Ethics Commission cleared her of any wrongdoing. But that’s old news.
“Bondy has shown himself to have a taste for revenge. At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Bondi accepted the chant, ‘Lock her up,'” McQuaid said. “Even jokes about jailing political opponents are an affront to the rule of law.”
But wait a minute – didn’t Barack Obama’s AG, Eric Holder, describe himself as a “collaborator” of the president? Democrats clearly have different standards.
Rachel Maddow producer Steve Bennen said Bondy “wrongly accused then-special counsel Robert Mueller of leading a ‘corrupt’ investigation worse than Watergate.”
Meanwhile, Dave Aronberg, now Palm Beach County’s state’s attorney, lost his race to challenge Bondi as AG, but she still hired him as a drug trafficker. “She’s someone who believes in the rule of law. I don’t believe she’s going to be Matt Gaetz 2.0. She’s not going to burn everything down.”
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I think it comes down to a question of trust. Pro-Kamala media outlets refuse to give many Trump candidates the benefit of the doubt. Mr. Bondi criticized the weaponization of the Justice Department. You might even call her a loyalist.
But she will be the new attorney general, and that will be the ultimate test.
