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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs there ANYONE of any importance in the Trump regime who's truly competent?
I was reminded of this again by Swede's thread on Kash Patel - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221181640 - and realized that I couldn't think of a single important member of the administration who would be considered competent in normal times.
RockRaven
(19,537 posts)Competence is not allowed because competence would speak unwelcome truths. The Dotard is constantly at war with reality.
biocube
(232 posts)are Susie Wiles and Marco Rubio. And I'm not sure about Wiles.
Lovie777
(23,206 posts)sheshe2
(97,859 posts)KentuckyWoman
(7,411 posts)I mean yeah, he works for the park service and not Trump but I expect he's level expert at cleanup behind that disgusting filth of a human. I'm told they make about $35 an hour and that just doesn't seem like enough money for that kind of a job.
FascismIsDeath
(206 posts)But he is too busy wearing clown shoes and hoping his subservience pays off in 2028.
thought crime
(1,658 posts)As Secretary of State, it was his job to stop Trump doing something stupid or insane. He failed.
One thing to understand about Rubio is that he often completely misses the main point of some issue because he is focused on partisan gain.
FascismIsDeath
(206 posts)"Lets dispel once and for all with this fiction that Barack Obama doesnt know what hes doing. He knows exactly what hes doing."
One way or the other, every accusation is a confession with these people.
I don't think he ever had any intention of being some soft, friendly check on Trump. He sees this as his path to the Presidency and he wants to try to keep the cult on for the ride if he gets a chance to drive.
agingdem
(8,915 posts)absolute slobbering loyalty to Trump and only Trump is the requisite currency...he surrounds himself with grifters, self dealers, bored billionaires, ex-cons, drunks, abusers, idiot Fox bloviators, Russian assets, adulterers, Nazi acolytes, toadies, white supremacists....
Marco Rubio may have been semi-competent once, but now he's nothing more than Trump's court jester, echoing Trump delusional bullshit and kissing Trump's fat ass..
Jack Valentino
(5,143 posts)since he is doing Trump's bidding, any abilities he might have
are NEGATED by the insane directives of the Dictator whom he serves.
chouchou
(3,197 posts)This bothers myself also. The Trump reality is scaring the populace
From a National pole.
Public fear and concern regarding nuclear weapons have increased significantly, driven by geopolitical tensions. Studies show over 50% of Americans believe the risk of nuclear war is higher than a decade ago, with many expressing increased anxiety about potential nuclear use.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Growing Anxiety: A 2026 survey found 69% of U.S. adults were "extremely or somewhat concerned" about nuclear war, the highest level since 2018.
That MF has to go.
thought crime
(1,658 posts)They know how to create hysteria. Expect more of this as we get closer to the mid-term elections.
chouchou
(3,197 posts)Republicans remind me of summertime in Florida, in a nighttime field with over-abundance of mosquitoes.
Constantly brings everybody Pissed-off.
Solly Mack
(97,044 posts)Does that count?
mr715
(3,718 posts)GenThePerservering
(3,487 posts)Miller is competent, but is completely evil, which makes him worse.
Deuxcents
(27,246 posts)vapor2
(4,655 posts)they were all chosen for their loyalty, not their experience and/or competence .
unblock
(56,222 posts)He was foiled throughout his first term by "the institutions holding" which mostly meant people still insisted on following the rules for the most part.
So most of his first term the time in-between, and the setup of his second term was really all about making sure no one would be in a position to stand in his way of cheating and just doing whatever the hell he wants.
Which, for the most part, means putting decidedly incompetent people anywhere a competent person would use their power to enforce -- well, anything -- against Donnie.
BurnDoubt
(1,809 posts)Brazenly Obvious!
ShazamIam
(3,140 posts)relayerbob
(7,437 posts)Someone marginally competent is allowed in IF: a - they are willing to act like idiots and be totally subservient to Trump AND they bring in a high dollar revenue stream for Trump
flvegan
(66,358 posts)at140
(6,265 posts)Bessent, sec of treasury
BurnDoubt
(1,809 posts)Two jobs:
Be loyal to His Arrogance.
And fail to execute the posts job description and leave their post dysfunctional, giving truth to the lie: Government doesnt work.