Who Can Donald Trump Count On?
American Thinker,
by
Pete McArdle
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
7/20/2024 8:08:28 AM
Donald Trump way very well be the next president of the United States. But when the going inevitably gets tough, who can a future President Trump look to for support?
The GOP? (pause here for laughter to subside.)
The GOPES stood by as the rest of the Deep State ran coups against Donald Trump before, during, and after his first term in office. They tut-tutted, harrumphed, and penned strongly worded letters, while their party’s leader was soundly and roundly abused.
Their “impeachment investigation” of Joe Biden is the worst joke on the planet. (Apart from expecting women who shop in the Petite Section to be human shields for presidential candidates.)
Legislatively, they gave
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Flyball Dogs 7/20/2024 8:15:27 AM (No. 1761623)
In other words, NO one currently receiving a biweekly check from the US Treasury.
My List of Trustworthies is at 13.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
DiegoDude 7/20/2024 8:29:01 AM (No. 1761635)
TDS sure showed Trump who the snakes are. Funny how now, they're kissing his @$$.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Lucky5 7/20/2024 8:32:30 AM (No. 1761638)
I just pray he cleans house as soon as he gets in. The dems have problem doing this every time. Then I pray he puts some loyal and trustworthy people in place ASAP. His first time it was a miracle he got as much done as he did with almost everyone turning on him for 4 years. It was horrible to watch.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Lucky5 7/20/2024 8:35:05 AM (No. 1761641)
Meant to say the dems have NO problem doing this every time they get back in. They fire everyone and get rid of all conservatives and bring all their own despicable worst types, like Pete Buttigieg, and Jills DEI hire just to name two off the top of my head.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Rinktum 7/20/2024 8:35:40 AM (No. 1761642)
Pray for wisdom for President Trump. He is going to need it in that pit of vipers.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 7/20/2024 8:40:22 AM (No. 1761647)
Agree #3. He must merciless when it comes to "cleaning house".
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
mobyclik 7/20/2024 8:44:45 AM (No. 1761653)
Best article I've read in a long time. Wish it was a ''Must Read.''
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
JunkYardDog 7/20/2024 8:49:44 AM (No. 1761658)
It'll be easier for PDT to clean house IF we elect majorities in the House & Senate. Nothing would please me more than seeing Chuck Schumer as minority leader of the Senate w/o the votes to stop Trump.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
slipstik 7/20/2024 8:53:03 AM (No. 1761660)
First of all, it tells you how far down the pole we've slid that we have to ask Donald Trump to bail us out. Our political leaders are floaters in the toilet of mediocrity.
There are so few patriots left I fear the country as we thought we knew it can no longer survive.
He needs good people...and there aren't any.
Do you actually trust Vance? Do you trust his apparently radical spouse??
This is our future and it's in the toilet with the floaters.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
DVC 7/20/2024 9:27:08 AM (No. 1761675)
I hope he is looking very closely at private security. Hiring some COMPETENT and skilled security to replace the incompetent Secret Service is imperative.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
VAPMAN 7/20/2024 9:40:47 AM (No. 1761682)
I want to here re elected President Trump say “Your Fired” thousands of times.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
pixelero 7/20/2024 9:44:41 AM (No. 1761684)
Was just explaining to my teenage son this morning, the meaning of, “Pyrrhic victory,“ when he asked who I thought was going to prevail in the upcoming presidential election.
Unfortunately, if history is any example, the American people tend too balance the scale by electing an executive of one party, and then balancing it out with legislature of the other; which, of course, in this case would be catastrophic for the country. I cannot think of a single Democrat leader who I think is just, honest, or even a decent person.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 7/20/2024 10:02:43 AM (No. 1761693)
Who can Donald Trump count on? Almost nobody. Washington has ways to get at people.
This is going to be the biggest challenge of a Trump second term. The powers in Washington figured out how to derail Trump and his agenda. What's going to keep them from doing it again? Has Trump changed his tactics at all? Sorry, I just don't see it.
Main reason I support Trump is because Biden absolutely must go and there is no viable third option for President.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
chagrined 7/20/2024 10:04:13 AM (No. 1761694)
3,000 oxen befouled the Augean Stables for 30 years. Guess what? The District of Corruption is far worse! It'll take a Herculean effort on President Trump's part to clean it out.
But first, he has to win in November.
Secondly, he needs backup in the House and Senate.
Thirdly, and likely most importantly, he needs people who will not stab him in the back!!!
Btw, this is only the short list.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Geoman 7/20/2024 10:16:34 AM (No. 1761700)
Since Trump now "owns" the GOP, the reflexive anti-GOPers, like the author, must think Trump is stupid, but won't come out and say so. His policy success as 47, will largely be predicated on having a GOP House and Senate to make into public law those policy initiatives for which executive orders aren't sufficient, particularly involving appropriations matters, and cannot be cancelled by the executive orders of a follow-on democrat, post-Trump, as Biden wasted no time in doing in '21. I give Trump credit for knowing this and taking steps to solidify his Congressional support, in spite of the on-going anti-GOP sentiment among his most ardent supporters. In so doing, he is likely going to be able to seat another justice or two at the USSC. Cleaning House goes way beyond a simple RINO hunt, and must involve ensuring that the Schedule C (political appointees) executives, appointed by the current administration are shown the door, if they fail to adhere to the custom and tradition of resigning once their benefactor is voted out of office. This did not fully happen during Trump's first term. Instead, democrats employed "nesting," which is a dishonest transfer of political appointees, late in a outgoing administration, into the competitive Senior Executive Service, or more permanent senior bureaucrats who are supposed to be politically neutral, and not required to resign or subject to being terminated at the transition of an outgoing administration to an incoming administration. Throughout executive branch agencies, policy-makers who are not SES are political appointees, who have no job protections by design and by law. A president's Transition Team is supposed to possess the knowledge and expertise to know the difference and to sniff out the 'nesters' and advise the president accordingly. Trump will be fine, once he has assembled a competent transition team, which must go beyond his immediate family.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
jasonB 7/20/2024 11:06:07 AM (No. 1761741)
Jared and Ivanka are still front and center. This is who was making MOST of the personnel decisions last time. Be prepared for disappointment. Again.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
ronbet 7/20/2024 11:14:37 AM (No. 1761751)
President Harry Truman said; "If you want a friend in Washington get a dog."
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
BarryNo 7/20/2024 11:53:51 AM (No. 1761789)
Start with long time friends and family. Expand to Pols who have always battled the deep State and have not compromised even in defeat. Consider any competent person who has never been connected to Washington - local supportive Republicans in various area.
DO NOT retain or appoint ANYONE who has long term ties to Washington DC, or the Deep State. Remove them, appoint them to out-of-the-way places where they can't cause trouble. Redefine the Justice System. Eliminate ATF and at least severely curtail the FBI. They have lost sight of their duty and responsibility. Redefine District Attorneys in particular and promote laws to severely punish LEOs and Justice Department officials who sacrifice citizens for their personal or political advantage. It is not the DA's job to convict - they are supposed to collect and arrange the witnesses and evidence so the truth can be discovered. Having a high conviction rate should not be a political selling point!
Winnow the military. Yes, they are undermanned, but they are undermanned because the rewarded the political weirdos and punished those who sought to serve the country. When the political pukes are gone, the patriotic volunteers will rush back to join and serve.
Purge useless departments. Give States more control over their lands. Do not surrender on the war on drugs. Double and triple down. Make it a death sentence to be dealing and track down and destroy their suppliers, even in other countries - that would be a good use of the CIA personnel. Identify Cartels and their members and take them out!
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Rep. Clay Higgins would be on my short list. He is on the scent of the FBI's involvement on Jan. 6.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
mifla 7/21/2024 9:26:52 AM (No. 1762454)
Don Jr said that he does not want any position in the administration, but he wants veto power over any RINOs wanting such a position. He gets it.
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