At first I was fearful that trump would have some truly diabolical assholes

[Javaman]

In his cabinet, but now with all this morons he’s putting in his cabinet, I’m fearful of the sheer unmitigated stupidity.

How do they dress themselves without tripping over their laces, how do they eat without stabbing themselves in the face?

The only saving grace by him having the truly mind bendingly stupid in his cabinet is: they will be doing all they can individually not to be the most stupid of them all. This results in entropy and egos running high with little accomplishments to show for ham
handed efforts

[The Madcap]

1. That's probably the best thing.

They won't read the "manuals," and everyone in their departments will know they are idiots. It will be just like Russia: just go through the motions and pretend to obey "fearless leader."

[Dennis Donovan]

2. It defines kakistocracy

to a tee.

[liberal N proud]

3. They will inflict much damage

We still have not recovered from Reagan, can’t imagine how long it will take for the country to get the trump stink out.

[Irish_Dem]

7. The Putin/Trump goal is to make the damage permanent, never to be repaired.

[czarjak]

23. Well...

He did tell us "The American Dream is D-E-A-D". To be fair.

[Walleye]

27. Many times he said we are a nation in decline. He seemed to like that phrase.

[William Gustafson]

38. maybe it wasn't just a phrase, but a warning of what he was going to cause... a nation in decline

[Walleye]

40. Yep, it was a decline caused by him

[Lars39]

4. He's forming a kakistocracy for ultimate chaos.

[bdamomma]

17. With

chaos you can steal.

[Lars39]

18. Oh, yes!

[Jim__]

5. In his last administration, he couldn't get everything done because he appointed people with some understanding ...

... and they refused to follow his orders.

I'm hoping his time they won't get everything done because the people he's appointing have no clue how to do anything.

[stillcool]

6. they know how to take the money and run

and talk trash while doing it. What else is there to know?

[Irish_Dem]

8. Bingo.

And make sure Trump gets his cut as they run away fast.

[czarjak]

24. Most crime goes unpunished.

[markodochartaigh]

34. Yes. Wage theft is the largest category

of theft in the US.

[Skittles]

9. he's trying to destroy American government

Putin must be laughing his ass off

[B.See]

10. He doesn't want anyone who might have even a smattering of

know how, expertise, self determination, or integrity.

They're just figureheads, because he wants final say and DIRECT CONTROL of it ALL.

[Demobrat]

11. I'm thinking tenures will be measured in Scaramuccis

and there will be so much churn nothing will ever get done. Hopefully.

[Codifer]

12. If you heart

and mind is strong enough .... you could re-watch or binge "Chernobyl". You will see how this does NOT work.

Good luck.

[Demobrat]

16. No. It isn't.

[Codifer]

35. Sorry.

I meant to reply to main thread. I should never post from phone

[markodochartaigh]

13. Otto Dietrich, Hitler's press chief, in

"The Hitler I Knew."

"In the twelve years of his rule in Germany Hitler produced the biggest confusion in government that has ever existed in a civilized state."

[eppur_se_muova]

29. Until now. nt

[krkaufman]

14. Unfortunately ...

… the idiots are being put in place at the top of the departments to allow the “truly diabolical a**holes” to pillage with less visibility or scrutiny.

[muriel_volestrangler]

41. Very likely true - the Stephen Millers are still getting appointed, just not to cabinet level positions.

I've seen it suggested that Trump likes having stupid arseholes in the Cabinet since they wouldn't dare launch a coup with Vance to invoke the 25th Amendment.

[ancianita]

15. Never adapt. Don't let all the chat and coverage inure you to the eventual sane-washing of his dictatorship.

There should be no moving goalposts toward "stupidity," or "incompetence" or "saving grace."

They are not trump's foils. They are all totally unfit and a collective danger to U.S. national security.

We MUST stop trying to make sense of the Heritage Henchmen's Project 2025 COUP .

By Jan 20, trump's tools + the Insurrection Act + the Heritage Henchmen will become domestic terrorism.

[ForgedCrank]

19. Stupidity is

irrelevant. All that matters to Trump is that they will do what he tells them to do.

[niyad]

20. They are being chosen to destroy the agencies, destroy functioning government.

[hadEnuf]

21. And then "only Trump" will be able to fix it.

Even though he will have caused it.

[niyad]

31. No, that line was for the rubes. The destruction IS the immediate goal,

with his ugly dystopia as the end result.

[Retrograde]

22. A week or so back Donnie the Lesser

said that Dear Leader was not going to appoint anyone smarter than himself because he already knows everything, and what can experts in their fields tell him?

It's going to be a rough ride - the only lifelines are the career bureaucrats who actually make things run and know how to ignore the suits in the top seats - assuming they escape the Elon/Vivek axes.

[Turbineguy]

25. You're probably right.

in order to do what he promised he needs competent people. Anyway, he doesn't give a shit, he stays out of jail and golfs.

[newdeal2]

26. Maybe they can be bought

I think each will use their positions to curry favor with big business for their own benefit later on. Maybe that won't leave as much time to dismantle their departments.

[C Moon]

28. They're probably putin's picks. Doesn't want any second guessers.

[Aussie105]

30. Trump has made life difficult for himself.

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He has a small and select inner circle of people he really trusts.

Unfortunately few of them have the skills needed for their appointed place at the Trump government table.

So . . . .Fealty to the King = yes.
Competence to run the country = NO.

Expect some insane levels of chaos over the next 4 years.

Trump isn't a clear thinker and knows little about how to run the business of the USA, and delegating decisions to more capable and intelligent others isn't going to happen.

[niyad]

32. Not when his goal is the complete destruction of our government.

[Metaphorical]

33. Trump has never learned to delegate

He's never learned to compromise, never learned to trust his underlings. He cannot stand competition, especially when people are smarter than he is. He has a pathological allergy to telling the truth, except as a taunt.

A smart leader, when wanting to end one thing and begin another, plans, prepares, and ensures as minimal a disruption as possible. He places people that are competent as transitional leaders on the organization being built, makes sure that is up and running, then he brings in experts to bring the old building down.

Trump is not a smart leader - he's driven by revenge, hubris, greed, and stupidity. I suspect, when all this is over and Trump is in the grave, then the story will come out about how he stole this election like he has stolen almost everything else in his life.

I suspect that, when January 20th comes, he will discover that the passwords no longer work for anything, that intelligence data has mysteriously become corrupted, that sensitive personnel information will have seemingly disappeared. The CIA still remembers Valerie Plame.

[Aussie105]

36. Shredders of all sorts will be working overtime.

Past tweets will be deleted or modified.

Various government entities will strengthen their communications with the Deep State - you know, Obama and soon Biden in an underground bunker somewhere sending out coded messages just to make Trump's life miserable.

[calimary]

37. I know what you mean, Javaman!

His self-styled set-up is already in trouble and the election was only two weeks ago! The guy’s still leaving piles of rubbish wherever he goes, even at this late date. And boy is he making lousy choices. Wouldn’t surprise me if most of his misbegotten “cabinet” falls apart before he even finishes his first year back in the White House.

Wonder who the first escapee will be, and how soon after he’s sworn in.

[Meowmee]

39. Don't be fooled

I believe they are going to do maximum harm and they’re not quite as inept in that respect as you seem to think in my opinion.