The leaders of the specific transition teams, generally become administration officials within those agencies. Therefore, it is worth paying close attention to who is assigned to lead the silo changeover in the transition process.
Remember Howard Lutnick is in charge of personnel, while Linda McMahon is overseeing policy.
♦ The State Department
Brian Hook, former State Department policy planner and special envoy for Iran, has been tapped to lead the State Department transition team.
♦ The Pentagon
Robert Wilkie, former Veterans Affairs secretary in the first Trump administration, is leading the Defense Department’s transition team.
♦ The White House National Security Council
Joel Rayburn is expected to play a role in Trump’s NSC transition team, several people familiar with internal campaign and transition deliberations said. Rayburn was a Trump appointee for Middle East policy in the State Department and an adviser to Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) — who is himself a leading contender to be Trump’s secretary of state.
Michael Anton is also expected to play a role, several people said. Anton was a former National Security Council spokesperson under Trump. (The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment on this or other positions.)
♦ The intelligence community
Trump’s former director for national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, is involved in transition planning for national security policy. (POLITICO first reported his name and others on this list last week.) Cliff Sims, who served as a deputy director of national intelligence in the first Trump administration, is also playing a leading role in national security and intelligence transition matters, according to the people familiar with internal campaign and transition matters.
♦ Global trade issues
Trump’s former trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, and Lighthizer’s former chief of staff, Jamieson Greer, are playing a leading role in economic and international trade transition policy.
♦ Cybersecurity
Joshua Steinman, a former Trump NSC official, is a leading contender for the NSC’s top cyber policy post. Others who could be involved in the transition’s cybersecurity team and take up top administration posts include Sean Plankey, a former NSC and Energy Department official, and Karen Evans, a former Trump Homeland Security Department official. (Source)
If Ratcliffe is in charge of transition planning for national security planning, then the odds are that John Ratcliffe is going to be President Trump’s National Security Advisor. He was my second choice, behind Nunes.
Ratcliffe is essentially DC safe. No substantive concern for the Intelligence Community apparatus. However, he could be a stealth choice, a wolverine in comfortable clothing, depending on his intent and disposition to confront and dismantle the adversarial IC system who will try to block his boss. Having served as ODNI, Ratcliffe should know the labyrinth pretty well.
More importantly, Ratcliffe doesn’t appear to have problematic attack vectors.
With Ratcliffe in mind (if accurate), the Director of the Office of National Intelligence (ODNI) would be the next position to watch closely in the overall intelligence system dynamic. Ratcliffe would be influencing that transition discussion.
Many people still don’t understand the DC silo system. Here’s a little elevator encapsulation clarity:
The leaders of the House and Senate intel committees, together with the leaders of the House and Senate are given the same level of intelligence briefing information as the President in the White House.
Read that again slowly.
The White House, the Senate and the House, are all kept on the same page, the same level of knowledge, by the Intelligence Community.
The WH, Senate and House are all kept in alignment (think control) by the Intelligence Community.
All the DC silos operate from the same information inputs.
See the problem?
95% of the opinion you are reading about presidential positions, qualifications and expectations are based on people who hold pretenses, intentionally or, in many cases, accidentally, because they just don’t know better. Some people think DC corruption is really, really bad. Trust me, it’s worse than that.
My thoughts on staffing, roles and responsibilities are from a pragmatic place of what can reasonably be expected to be achieved. CTH has never joined this nonsensical “trusty-planner” mindset. There is no plan. There never was a plan. There is one guy, Donald Trump, trying to enact policies to the benefit of the American people. Every democrat and every republican want him to fail.
The NSA position is critical. The Intelligence Community will lie to President Trump.
The Nat Sec Advisor intercepts the lies, evaluates the issue to find the small granules of truth; then presents truthful options to President Trump. The Nat Sec advisor must know the silo system like the back of his hand. He must know every detail about how it operates, and he must be willing to fight against the AG, DoS, FBI and CIA.
The NatSec Advisor must be strategic, smart and have EXCEPTIONAL judgement. The NatSec Advisor needs as few attack vectors as possible. If the NSA is vulnerable, he’s useless.
Rumored that Kash Patel will be CIA chief. I used to like him, now I don’t, and I really can’t pin point why that is. Maybe because he promotes a book and started a cheesy clothing line? A man has to eat I reckon.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/kash-patel-rumored-pick-cia-chief-announces-massive/
Patel worked and helped Nunes, fighting Schitt’s Russia, Russia narrative, which was a good thing, however, the significance of the passage of time is that there is a lot of good talk without any action and people start tuning out.
Trump picked Suzie Wiles as Chief of Staff???? That ain’t good.
https://americafirstreport.com/trump-picks-campaign-co-chair-susie-wiles-for-chief-of-staff-first-woman-to-serve-in-that-role/
Yeah, it ain’t good that she just played a major role in getting PT elected.
She has been with President Trump for years & considered extremely capable. He loves her. His team loves her.
I just don’t understand all the negativity.
Wondering if you really understood what was in your article link. That aside .. what ain’t good?
As noted elsewhere about salary and such. Unfortunately, these positions don’t pay well for honest people. Maybe it’s hard to live in DC on an honest person’s pay. If someone is rich as government position, even upper position, they are totally compromised.
Maybe the number one reason to move these departments out of DC not within 300 miles of the place.
It would be sweet to move the FBI HQ to Nome Alaska but I am sure the people of Alaska would hate it.
What about Iowa?
Pig farmers, cattle.
The smell would suit them.
That’s an offense to the pigs and the cattle! 🙂
I was born and raised on a farm in Iowa. If every American had to work 3 months on a pig farm or any type of raw sewage job, we would have a different nation. One that was no longer entitled, was humbled and understood that most non-office jobs in America are what keep our country running.
Yup. My first job was picking tobacco for $2.32 an hour, which was less than minimum wage even in the 70s.
Horrible job, but best experience ever.
Faker. You don’t “pick” tobacco.
Try to get those sows moving into the farrowing barn, and try to avoid those boars. Pure animal instincts at work, or play. Nature at its finest.
Then take a shower, and another one, and want to burn your clothes.
Then do it all again and clean up the pens and barns, too. You’ll be hungry and tired and more aware.
Say, that could be a good re-education exercise for those triggered pussies on campus and elsewhere.
We should get rid of pig waste a little at a time with high-altitude flyovers of Mecca with crop-dusting nozzles.
I live in a rural area in S. Jersey, many farms in my area. I mov3d here in 1990 after my first early spring the smell of cow manure was rather refreshing from what I was used to living in a city. After the first spring season the next one was nice. The smell of the fertilizer to me was the smell of spring coming and oodles of farm fresh vegetables! LOL
Reading in the local paper on the opinion page from people not accustomed to the smell complaining of the “odor” Most were from N. Jersey (which stinks of soot and whatever) My wife and I would laugh at them and tell them to move back to where they came from!
Just close it down. We don’t need an American FSB.
Memphis. And the reason could be centrally located. Second choice Detroit.
Memphis has amazing pulled pork sandwiches!
Unfortunately, Memphis also has amazing criminals; putting them there would only
offer more crime and a head for the mafioso.
Perhaps, FEMA should be located in Asheville, NC.
They would be inspired to chip in and help with the rebuilding.
More like ‘Numb’, AK. Brrrrrrr. They will need to get parkas with FBI ironed on on the back rather than their windbreakers.
Good points but corruption is a moral issue and not a financial issue.
You are of course correct, but if you cannot afford to live there, your choices are not taking the job (potentially losing good people) or finding ways to supplement your income – one of the primary vectors our adversaries use to co-opt (previously) good people.
At that level, it’s more about the power and influence. After, they are great lily pads to high paying jobs in the private sector.
Suspend ALL security clearances for existing and former employees and force everyone to reapply.
No sweet ‘lily pads’ to higher paying jobs in media to further damage our country with resistance and lawfare leaks.
Any classified intel leaked will immediately land one in Gitmo.
A thousand loves for your post!!!
Include former Presidents as well. If they need certain classified documents for books or what have you they can apply to the National Archives to get those SPECIFIC documents.
IMHO, the main reason to move them out is to break them apart. All together they form a hive.
Then they feed upon themselves and create a bubble that reinforces their values and corruption. “Everybody does it” “This is the way of the world” “This town. . .”
It also attracts the sort of social subculture and people that you don’t want near power.
An extremely highly connected media person once explained to me that DC has so much that New York City doesn’t have: Embassy parties and the like.
I’ve noticed through the years that so many never leave. Obama. Liz Cheney.
Modern Tech makes them instantly connected no matter where they are located.
Yes …they can do a lot including congressional votes. A lot of savings from not traveling back and forth to their home states. That goes for agency heads and MIL leaders as well.
They are impressed with raw power. The money is just icing on the cake.
I now live in DC area on the Virginia side. I do not work in or for government. But people who do are my customers. COL is high here. If Trump does what I expect and hope he will do, then this area will be profoundly depressed as half the federal employees are dismissed. House prices will crash maybe to half what they are.
Property taxes will remain high because local government is inflated in cost because its gravytrain of federal employees/contractors has not shrunk in a hundred years since Warren and Harding rolled back Wilson’s bloat in the 1920’s.
It is definitey hard to live on an honest salary here.
I lived in that area for many years. You are right but don’t forget the impact of the massive number of illegals. Once they are on the way out, housing and economy will crash. Get out NOW during the Trump High but before illegals and feds head for the exists.
If they don’t mind me working from Colorado, they can give me a shout.
Trump says he wants to get bureaucracies out of DC. As long as it’s not Colorado, lol. We have enough government here, thank you.
Ahh, but what is the likelihood of moving them out?
I’d suggest it’s slim to nil.
I am not saying it should not be done. I am saying it’s unlikely.
The recent Supreme Court ruling give President Trump a bigger shoehorn t use. A bit more leverage.
As a side note and been meaning to ask for some time, did you ever go toe-to-toe with any green H-3’s at MAWTS?
Honestly, if we move these agencies to rural states, within 8 years *they* become swing states and in 20 years they become Dem strongholds.
It’s a serious problem, and just shutting down entire agencies is going to cause major unforeseen consequences. I know Musk can’t wait to start cutting the fat, which is a good thing, but the American People need to be prepared for the short term consequences of this…
There’s a statistic out there that describes the health of a nation’s economy based on how many jobs are directly related to gov’t spending. The lower the number the better. Our ratio keeps getting worse and worse. Not yet at European numbers, but getting more awful each year. But imagine what chopping off agencies and gov’t workforce would do to our economy and GDP/job numbers in the short term (RIF).
The plan needs to be very carefully thought through but def needs to be addressed. Just look at how out of touch DC is to our populous. 96% for Harris – they are so obviously influenced by big gov’t. I believe DC and any county that touches DC should not be allowed to vote in Federal elections. DC, Arlington, Alexandria, Montgomery and P/G – should not be eligible to vote for President, Senate and House.
Robert C Byrd managed to move the FBI fingerprint lab to Clarksburg, WV many years ago. I live nearby. I feared the transplants would corrupt the local area, but as far as I can tell, the opposite happened. The transplants assimilated into the local culture and, by and large, became West By God Virginians. I know that’s anecdotal, but it may provide some hope that scattering DC into the wind might work. Once people leave the echo chamber and no longer have that support, they are incentivized to change. The hardcore likely move on, and out of a government job.
I get it, but they said the same thing about East Germany after the unification, where EVERY job was a government job.
Germany got over that hump and is doing just fine.
“Germany got over that hump and is doing just fine.”
Nope.
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I wonder if this is why Trump mentioned building new cities. 🤔
Life in DC comes at a high price.
The hanging question for me is: Will Trump make foundational changes to the subversive roles played by FBI, CIA, etc.? The Swamp and Deep State remain a primary opponent of the Constitution with national security and international relations very closely attached.
My very best to Sundance and the continuing efforts to inform the public on policy matters.
Direct hit, Dan! He has to realize that these agencies are totally corrupted and that they WILL block him at every turn. They take no prisoners. They do NOT negotiate in any sense of the word. They MUST be neutralized and then eliminated.
question
Foundational changes may or may not require a landslide.
“.. we start with the FBI and DOJ.” That is a nonstarter.
How about we start with CONgress repealing their “Patriot” Act, which confers UNconstitutional powers onto any brown shirt that screams “national security?” How about that?
Everything else- media censorship, spying on American citizens, lawfare.. is downstream of that TRAVESTY!!
Bring the Bush Cartel to heel along with their Bush China Foundation and the world will be a better place; their ‘people’ run the IC!!
Get the IC dismantled and let the military handle all intelligence regarding US safety and security. AND local police from the local level to national level.
We are thinking the same theme.
I like hearing that Michael Anton is being considered for a substantive role.
Is that Flight 93 Election Michael Anton, or someone different?
State Department is the public face of the evil CIA. Brian Hook was GWB war hawk advisor for mideast wars.
https://2017-2021.state.gov/people/brian-h-hook/
Caitlin Johnstone has his advice to Tillerson in 2017, as Pompeo said “We lie, we cheat, we steal” on FewTube
No to Mr. Hook, he’s bad news.
that name also has my head spinning
HAVE THEY LEARNED NOTHING FROM SUNDANCE
Any way SUNDANCE can get these articles to Susie and the Transisiton Team
SURELY TULSI GABBARD should be in there SOMEWHERE…..She knows a LOT
Flashback: Rex Tillerson breaks with Trump on foreign policy issues
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/rex-tillerson-breaks-with-trump-on-foreign-policy-issues/521-b37f03ea-4867-4860-890d-bcc20772dead
Julian Assange’s papers on the Bush Iraq war were the real catalyst to ‘get Assange’…….at any cost.
“Russians killed thousands of ISIS (CIA) terrorists in Syria. We killed hundreds of Russians in Syria” ~ psychopath Pompeo under DJT > doing the same failed thing hoping for a better outcome > M.I.C. is enemy of peace
Sociopath Pompeo is correct…cut this toxic enemy out 100%.
The Lurker, still walking free
Dang!
I’m interested in sending imput concerning NMFS, USFWS and Interior Department staffing. Does anyone know who on the transition team is handling those agencies?
Lutnick is deep state, he’s keeping out MAGA, and pushing for Pompeo to be reappointed, he’s also a friend of despicable Jared Kushner, and will fill the admin with saboteurs
How in the he@@@@ are we going to get through another adm of backstabbers. I’m extremely frustrated reading what I’m reading
I sure the heck would not have worked as hard as I did. I phonebanked 3 days into PA the last 3 days, contributed, etc and I sure the heck thought we’d see a better team that what seems to be shaping up. Sure hope I won’t be dumping this whole term when he makes crucial mistakes that WE as just simple citizens see ,,
Chill!!!
I’d love to believe this is an informed response from within …. personnel choices during Term 1 give us pause today; and there are those pulling strings with $$$ outside our window of visibility. Hopefully, this process is just a process with Reveal as part of the intent. And that mindful choices will ultimately prevail. There’s a difference between counselors playing roles as Devil’s Advocates (and to guide strategic thinking) and Decision Makers. Let the IC think they have plants. Then do 180s on them.
You mean like the fox sneaking up behind the hound dog? Perfect. Where’s that meme?
Nope, chilling is what got us here in the first place.
How is Howard Lutnick deep state?
They murdered almost 700 of his employees on 9/11 including his BROTHER !!!
Lutnick is the chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners.
After losing 658 employees, including his brother, in the September 11 attacks, Lutnick survived the collapse of towers on the ground, and has become known for his charity efforts through the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, which helps to aid families of the attacks and natural disasters.
As of September 2018, Lutnick owns 60% of Cantor Fitzgerald, with a net worth of “at least $1.5 billion”
Oh, no. This is not looking good. Lutnick is Jared Kushner on steroids. He’s a one-issue Jewish billionaire. In his own words, quoted in the Jewish Insider:
“But the Jewish Republican has also indicated that his long-standing commitment to Israel’s security is one of the top reasons he is now so enthusiastically aligning with Trump….”
“While Lutnick donated to Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2016 Senate campaign, he attributed the contribution to his wife, noting that she had since “moved over to Donald Trump — which is unusual for her, because she says Israel is her number one policy….”
“Last month, for example, Lutnick was among a handful of Trump insiders who accompanied the former president on his Oct. 7 visit to the gravesite of the Lubavitcher rebbe in Queens, N.Y. — where he prayed for the release of the hostages in Gaza.”
https://jewishinsider.com/2024/11/donald-trump-transition-team-howard-lutnick-pro-israel/
Trump needs to be reminded that he was elected as the MAGA president. NOT the MIGA president!
But Adelson and Lutnick dollars for their hostile foreign sponsor seem to speak louder than American votes.
Oh, no. This is not looking good. Lutnick is Jared Kushner on steroids. He’s a one-issue Jewish billionaire. In his own words, quoted in the Jewish Insider:
“But the Jewish Republican has also indicated that his long-standing commitment to Israel’s security is one of the top reasons he is now so enthusiastically aligning with Trump….”
“While Lutnick donated to Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2016 Senate campaign, he attributed the contribution to his wife, noting that she had since “moved over to Donald Trump — which is unusual for her, because she says Israel is her number one policy….”
“Last month, for example, Lutnick was among a handful of Trump insiders who accompanied the former president on his Oct. 7 visit to the gravesite of the Lubavitcher rebbe in Queens, N.Y. — where he prayed for the release of the hostages in Gaza.”
https://jewishinsider.com/2024/11/donald-trump-transition-team-howard-lutnick-pro-israel/
Trump needs to be reminded that he was elected as the MAGA president. NOT the MIGA president!
But Adelson and Lutnick dollars for their hostile foreign sponsor seem to speak louder than American votes.
Lutnick was at the Pittsburgh rally too and got a shout-out from President Trump.
I will never forget Admiral Mike Rogers, Patriot Extraordinaire. I would trust him with IC.
I never forget The Myth of Admiral Mike Ridgers.
Trump needs to do a top down replacement in these three letter agencies. The DOEducation needs to be defunded. The ATF needs to be defunded. CIA and FBI need to be overhauled. Military leadership needs to be overhauled as well.
If the Constitution does not provide for its mission, then the agency should not exist.
That would eliminate most govt agencies.
By the time President Trump takes office, enough 7th floor FBI will have “retired” or quit. They won’t need a bigger building. They are in Panic mode already.
Mainly on Fox News. Haven’t heard any 1st hand reporting on him, and Fox is 0 for 2
God has allowed us to get us to this point, I imagine if we deserve it, he won’t let us down when filling these jobs. Keep in mind God doesn’t pick perfect people, he picks the perfect person for the job.
Remember, though, that even Moses made mistakes.
We will keep on hitting roadblocks until we learn how to go around them. God put us here to learn, not to make everything easy. Once we learn though, the roadblocks disappear and everything IS easy.
It’s not about deserving. It’s about HIS incredible love, grace and mercy.
What he does for America will be for HIS glory and for our (and our grandchildren’s children’s) good.
America as a “city on a hill” whose light cannot be hidden, as an example to the world of what people shaped by and filled with God’s love can be and do is His main concern.
Pretty sure we have to do things to deserve this…
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Yes there has to be action on our part…God is there to guide, protect and love, but we have to do the heavy lifting and change our circumstances.
What codifies (in law) that House & Senate leaders must be briefed with the same material the (Exec Branch) intel community serves to the (Exec Branch) President?
Great question…it sounds more like an agency “policy” than legislation. That’s why they can pick and choose who gets what and how.
Move the whole damn D C to KENTUCKY
Close to Fort Knox
President Trump and his plan 2025
https://x.com/LeahRain77/status/1854708524523176287
No! You can’t keep them together. You must break it apart.
If you keep them together, It will just be the same evil thing all over again. It’s not the land itself, it’s the hive mentality that has to change.
Modern Tech makes communications instantaneous….no matter the locations.
I prefer Kansas.
am praying to God as fervently as I prayed for a win that backstabbing liar PompeoA$$ does not get near the adm. He is DANGEROUS to a 2nd term.
Susie Wiles I hope you are reading here.
I bet she does read the Sundance.
If Susie Wiles is Trump’s gatekeeper, it is my opinion that she is the person who has built a protective hedge around him that Sundance said is keeping him out. I don’t think she reads here. However, I do think Nunes and Don, Jr. do. If President Trump selects Pompeo for any position, then I know someone in power near him is an enemy.
Can’t you consider for one little moment that some people working for trump will be spies? What better spy than a true spy. Want it infiltrate a gang? You don’t send a white soy boy with a bun on his head.
SD you’re better than using politico as your source on this. They’ve excluded Eric, don jr, tulsi, rfk jr, jd.
I don’t see ONE name mentioned by SunDance ……….what is the TrumpTeam missing???? How again……….are they BLIND and DEAF. We didn’t elect him to put in a bunch of RINO DeepStaters…………….
“Whatever shape this takes, the basic game will be the same. The media, obsessed with any story that makes Trump look bad, will blame him and “MAGA Republicans.”
The Republican Plot Against Donald Trump
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-congress-is-pursuing-endless-war-in-ukraine-and-trying-to-stop-a-trump-election/
believing the corrupt media once again?
This is a snippet of what God told Amanda Grace on 10/29/2024.
“Oh Trumps, guard your mind and your heart in this hour. THIS IS CRUCIAL SAYS THE LORD, for a plot to seduce, entrap, and then destroy has gone forth, and those near you are being utilized by the enemy to attempt this. Therefore says the Lord, call unto ME for discernment in this time for a sudden changing of the guard will happen around you as what dirty hands have done with finances and with deals not approved by you and kept from your knowledge shall come to the surface.”
First time (for me) to see Amada Grace referenced. Bless you.
This actually lines up with two other nontraditional sources.
I did not post it, because it seemed to me to be an effort to cause division, but CDAN had a blind item about a Vance plot to ascend. His choice of ties Tuesday night didn’t help.
A different source has warned repeatedly of jumping to emotional responses. Wait, digest, discern.
Fog of war.
During the primaries Amanda Grace prophesied that Donald Trump was like Saul and Ron DeSantis was like David. She warned Trump to stop speaking against God’s David. 🤔🙄
Regarding salary and cost of living in DC as noted earlier, if the cuts in he federal government are as deep as they should be, DC metro will see their first real recession and home prices will drop along with all associated costs of living. DC has always been insulated from recessions because of the federal government. And the cuts need to happen at all locations across the country. The feds could lose 25% tomorrow and not miss a beat just like when they shut down from congress inaction.
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving bunch of self important snobs that reside in Bethesda, McClean, Potomac, Chevy Chase and Georgetown .
There are a lot of just average folks in DC too.
A word of caution, children: The cabinet and advisory positions are key to changing the trajectory of national policy. Though I am encouraged there are serious question about the structural integrity of the Trump administration given the history of poor choices in the past. Personalities and capabilities must merge with the theme and direction, the stated and implied goals, of the Trump Executive Branch. There are serious obstacles to that success.
Any mention of mythology, of “trust the plan”, of “3-D Chess”, of “he’s got them trapped” must be disposed of immediately. The focus must be on efficient execution not deception, hard truths must be confronted, failures of judgment will be magnified by the opposition and used as weapons. The Deep State is alive and well, The Swamp is thriving, and no amount of compromise with “our friends on the other side of the aisle” will improve our lot. They want us politically dead, so one slip is a breach of the barricade.
The past election was a closed damned call and a better candidate would have trounced Trump – imagine a Tulsi Gabbard-style telegenic female as a candidate, socialist or not. Do you see how the Yellow Dog policy is so favorable to the globalists, how the inertia remains unmuffled even though it has been bested for now? Propaganda and civic illiteracy are powerful tools for the puppeteers, tools that remain sharp and well oiled for the next round.
I am sorry if I hurt some feelings, but the war remains a stalemate at best and the counter-attack shots are aimed right at our heads. The next steps by Trump are vital to advancing the undiluted MAGA agenda.
Imagine a Tulsi Gabbard who they had in their stable and rejected.
Yet they are smarter than us?
Can John Huber be in charge of the DOJ? He had 140,000 sealed indictments at one time.
I hear David Plouffe, Mary McCord, Norm Eisen, Andrew Weissman, Marc Elias, John Podesta and his brother are all available. Maybe get all together in a room…lock the door, misplace the key
Just before opening the can of Zyclon-B
Keep David Plouffe on as a landscaper. Have him keep the grounds nice and pretty until 2028, then the dems can appoint him campaign advisor again. Win win.
And there is this news:
https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-susie-wiles-americas-first-ever-female-chief-of-staff-13250419
I hope all these people, and others in Presidents Trump’s circle are close followers of Sundance and this site.
They likely are not.
evidently NOT
“The NatSec Advisor must be strategic, smart and have EXCEPTIONAL judgement. The NatSec Advisor needs as few attack vectors as possible. If the NSA is vulnerable, he’s useless.”
Sundance for NSA advisor!!
Outrageous
Pompeo?
This is like a bad dream.
Can someone call him up and talk some sense into him?
Is this really going to be Trump surrounding himself with deep state loyalists for the second time?
Sundance, call up the transition team before it’s too late!
Or call Mike Flynn and have him reach out idk
This can’t be allowed to happen. (For a SECOND time!)
I can’t believe I’m even writing this.
No deep state traitors in Trump’s administration!
I don’t know if it’s true in this instance or not, with regard to Pompeo, but our “friends” on Faux news often push stories that reflect their own, ‘dont-rock-the-boat’ biases. The mockingbird ENEmedia’s 4am talking points create undue pressures on our President where none had previously existed. This is intentional and strategic.
The ENEmedia advances these notions to reassure themselves of their own relevance, promoting their own outdated political objectives as they struggle to regain their footing in the face of a MAGA mandate.
In 2016, President Trump was magnanimous towards these DC stalwarts and open to compromise, believing that everyone was working toward the common good. I don’t think he will be that naive this time around, not after what they have put him through. I actually think he has his own Dragon/Panda face going on. I really do.
Don’t listen to the ENEmedia’s noise as they try to railroad our President. I’m sure he has a few tricks up his own sleeve to keep them all at bay.
Study up on Flynn… not the patriot you seemingly believe him to be. But, this comment will disappear same as others about G.M.F. I have posted. Trump knows, RNC knows. Look at G.M.F. attempted nefarious election activities several months ago in AZ as a start.
I’ll take Flynn ovrr Pompeo any day of the week!
There should be government owned housing in DC. Similar to my son’s college campus.
Congressmen and Senators housing would be owned by the respective states.
Federal housing the same. That is for higher level appointed positions.
These people are public servants.
Term limits will ensure they are in and out of DC.
President Trump should order ZERO IC Updates be given for Senate and House.
Why do we even need a President with all these other FILTHY LIBERALS doing his job? They’ll keep us safe-SARC
Is the Chief of Staff the same thing as the Emissary that Sundance was referring to. I still hope that Dr. Ben Carson is his go to confidant.
The Chief of Staff is the gatekeeper to the President
I don’t know who he’ll pick, but I’m entertained by all the reports about the rumors.
Zero Hedge is actually reporting Trump’s peace plan is a major escalation in Ukraine. lol
I did see something about John Thune saying Trump needs to “stay out” of the Senate Majority contest. Uh oh, trouble at the Bank. lol
Paid PR.
Checkbook journalism.
Pompeo should not be allowed within sniffing distance of a Trump administration position.
Traitor. Snake in the grass.
“IF it’s true that..” lots of equivocations in Pomp’s answers. Slippery.
Everyone thinks they raided MAL to get docs about Russiagate and FBI malfeasance.
My working theory is they were going after docs related to the 2020 election steal, that Trump had post election. They knew if the docs were released then the J6 narrative was blown open and they would all be exposed and prosecuted. The premise of NatSec was somewhat true, since if found out all hell would break loose in this country.
Think it could have been the ‘list’ they were after?? it won’t start WWIII, but it will change the world…….they’ll wish they were at war when We get done with them. The list of payouts for politician’s ‘misbehaviors’…….they have a slush fund. Maybe the lap top stuff was among their wanted items??
Pedophelia and snuff will be the death of many ‘prominent’ people; just hope it’s epidemic proportions.
God Help US
He said twice, “if” the allegations are true. He is not incorrect “if”, but they turned out to NOT be true. Methinks Pompeo hides in his silo and doesn’t follow Sundance.
Here is the best question to ask any federal employee, bureaucrat, or possible cabinet member.
“How and where do you get your news and information that helps you make decisions in your personal life and job? Give me one journalist or investigator or writer that you think highly of.”
Better yet where do their loyalties lie, who bought those loyalties with brainwashing, money, or both?
Mike Pompeo is a ‘Bush acolyte’ pure and simple…….Trump had landmines everywhere he moved; they have all been detonated……..the curtains were opened.
The Bush Cartel and the Bush China foundation needs some light shined on them; all the past landmines were placed by them; all for the NWO/Communism.
Behind the delicate and critical process of building an administration, that faces the face of evil, moral corruption and degenerate hedonism is the imperative of returning to biblical principles. The lack of knowledge and understanding as to the big picture is amazing .
I would argue the “spiritual” advisor for the President would be the most important choice for success. Last time lead to disaster.
I Thank God he listens to them who know him and worship him in the spirit.
I’m hoping for and have been led to believe that Scott Bessent will have a role in advising President Trump in finance.
Also rumors are flying about RFK jr. being put at arms length. Does anyone have a feel for what is going to take place there.
Bobby has been making moves like starting a website where people can post their ideas for legislation and bill proposals.
Was that authorized? I don’t know. I am a bit worried how this will play out.
I worry that somehow our President will be called a liar for not putting Bobby in a specific role.
I think President Trump will keep his word until and if Bobby proves he can’t be trusted. I think RFKJ will respect the boundaries that they both agreed to. He’s waited a long time to get at the FDA et al’s corruption and I don’t believe he’ll blow the opportunity he’s graciously been given.
They have been building what everyone here believes to be the new FBI headquarters here in
Huntsville, AL for more than a year.
All the jobs – even HVAC design – require a TS or TS/SCI clearance.
The Biden Admin blocked the location of Space Force Headquarters from Huntsville, though it had been chosen through several passes of review and located it in Colorado, the 5th choice in the studies. Huntsville is the home of what was MI COM and is now the head of all military aerospace. It is the birthplace of NASA. Dr. VonBraun’s old office is still a shrine at the University of Alabama/Huntsville campus. All of the progress in these areas have been blocked for what I wold say are obvious reasons by FJB as he is know around here.
Huntsville Space and Rocket Center is impressive. MIL history about Von Braun, the father of NASA, V2 rocket science and our advancements in space is a must see. The area is lovely, in the foothills of the Appalachians and close to TN. Found a great German restaurant in town and had a lovely experience overall.
Space Force would have been perfectly located in Huntsville, so there is something afoul with that being blocked.
Not sure if having the FBI there is good or bad but at least moving it away from DC is progress.
Agreed.
“If the NSA is vulnerable, he’s useless.”
Correct.
NSA director also wears Commander USCYBERCOM and Chief Central Security Service (crypto world) hats.
The NSA director reports to the undersecretary of defense for intelligence and to the secretary of defense.
The whole chain has to be nominated carefully – as in all IC interfaces.
The core risk is information flow and scope. Can’t make good decisions without full situational awareness. This lies at the heart of the dangerous strategy in play. The risks in all of this, where classification is not an issue, need to be highlighted for the American people with greater clarity – repeatedly.
The Lutnick/Kushner admin is under construction
https://x.com/SystemUpdate_/status/1841866830756888651
Well if this is really about giving the gov back to the people… let the people do the initial vetting of potential appointments.
I happen to know of a place or two– where one can find some highly intelligent patriots with only the purest of intentions, who are very good at digging & analysis.
They just need to do their homework by actually listening to the feedback.
With all due respect to those promoting relocating Federal agencies out of DC….please think this through.
Government work is a magnet. A magnet to those who believe in big government. A magnet to those who vote in lockstep with the Dems. Just look at most state capitals.
Quarantine the illness and keep it where it is. Don’t spread it. Accept that DC, MD and probably VA are just lost.
Reduce the federal government and the leaches that feed on it. Don’t spread the disease of liberalism and the federal government to other states.
You have a point.
It’s a magnet to those who desire substantial retirement plans, civil service regs that ensure higher job security, launching pads into more lucrative private sector jobs, upper tier neighborhoods, cultural amenities, “good” school systems, neighbors with similar profiles, mobility implied by concentration of other Federal agencies. I believe one of the points is that moving to out of the way places (with implied conservative leanings) will attract a different class of local employees.
Places like White Sands aren’t as attractive, as say, Bethesda, MD or San Diego, CA.
Trade-offs in everything.
Put them on Johnson Atoll !
“The White House, the Senate and the House, are all kept on the same page, the same level of knowledge, by the Intelligence Community.”…
– Until the “sensitivity” of the matter is used to withhold info from a silo.
Ding ding ding! “I’ll take James Comey for $1000, Alex”
I remember, back in the early days of the Trump administration, when the “trusty planner“ theory seemed like it might be plausible. When Sundance diverged from the group, he was bitterly denounced by the likes of Brian Cates, a.k.a. “Stealth Jeff”. (I.e. Jeff Sessions was only pretending to be weak and incompetent, a trap for the Deep State Black Hats.)
Cates is still waiting for the White Hats to rise up and spring the trap.
“SOON!”
Brian is a good guy, and he and his brother understood the spiritual dimensions of this war eight years ago, when many Republicans still thought the Bush family was just fine.
Brian went from delivering newspapers to being a significant voice in the alternative media. He was less cynical than most.
We all make mistakes. I think it is unfair to hold his dashed hopes against him all these years later.
I DM’d with Brian on Twitter. He is a good guy, but when I responded to one of his many “soon” posts explaining why yet again the consequences he foretold failed to materialize with a GIF of men moving a soccer goal he blocked me. 😂
Bureaucracy will always resist change, especially when so much money and power is involved. Sunlight may be the only thing that can stifle resistance.
So, release: Russia Hoax docs, J6 setups and prosecutions, JFK files, Butler & Palm Beach investigations or lack thereof, MSM participation / manipulation in these events, etc.
Announce full review of the Patriot Act – abuse of power, lack of oversight, political bias, …
Change becomes an urgent need when such corruption is fully exposed. This is what an electoral mandate justifies.
Just the opposite of what we have observed over the last decade plus. The IC simply changed the faces (and the allegiances) of the players who benefitted. Resistance to change is not an elemental force in all of this – it’s the character of the players.
The single most important reform is to destroy the existing database, such as it is, and, going forward, only collect communications intelligence on identified, valid targets. The extraconstitutional ‘collect all of it, you’re privacy protected by FISA’ scheme must be dismantled.
Google and ‘big pipe’ companies must be managed to stop them from functioning as a shadow NSA for team Davos. Anti monopoly laws can enable enforcement.
As for Obama, the king has returned and it’s time for the “scouring of the shire”. Obama must be forced out of DC.
I think the inclusion of Pompeo in several of the the last week’s rallies leading up to the election is a head fake. I saw a Hillsdale speech Pompeo gave a couple of years ago. He was wearing a boot on his foot, probably hiding an ankle monitor. If he’s truly being considered for any post, deals were made and he’ll be on a very short leash.
Was he still hefty, or the slimmed down version?
There will be many short leashes this time around.
My biggest issue with Radcliffe is that he didn’t follow through and declassify russiagate hoax docs like Trump directed.
That’s a pretty big miss. If it had been done it would have had massive impact on public perception.
So he needs to grow a spine if he’s going to reduce the 4th branch of govt.
From what I recall, it was Bill Barr’s job to release the docs under Pres. Trump’s declassification directive.
That is what I believed.
I am most concerned about the Attorney General position and the tricks the career people will use to divest them of certain authority like they did with Jeff Sessions
Hence, empowered, independent IGs.
Sessions divested his own authority. He didn’t question anything that the coup plotters were telling him and didn’t ask for proof.
Keep hawk eyes on those whose ‘talk’ have already garnered hosts of fans .. it is now a new stage where talk must be watched closely
https://tomklingenstein.com/we-wont-go-back-to-libertarian-economics/