If the basic story unfolding in Mar-a-Lago is to be believed, RFK JR, Elon Musk and a small group of technocrats and billionaires have become the ‘kitchen cabinet’ advisors putting the Trump administration together. Rumors swirl that Melania Trump, Devin Nunes and Dan Scavino have checked out of the ridiculous “non-clown-car” hot mess until the dust settles.
Adding evidence to this possibility, the media are starting to report on some rather, well, shall we say, curious picks from the Mar-a-Lago transition group.
Everyone else, except you guys, will miss what each of the New York Post “leaked” names have in common. They are all in direct alignment with the retention of the Intelligence Community as it exists. For the IC, this is the team that lets them hunker down until ’28.
♦ Rubio at State:
Rubio would be the IC pick because, well, he is Vice-Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and a direct installment due to his efforts to support the prior Trump targeting; which included the big assist to then Vice-Chair Mark Warner. The IC has super thick black files on Rubio, they’d love to have him at State. This rumor seems ridiculous.
Actually, this rumor seems like a leak trap.
♦ Waltz as National Security Advisor.
Putting aside all of his wife’s very direct and sketchy associations with the World Economic Forum, Representative Mike Waltz is currently a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, HPSCI.
Waltz supports U.S. troops in Ukraine, wants to continue the anti-Russia narrative, and has openly pushed every narrative the IC has presented to him in briefings. Mike Waltz believes everything that comes from the Intelligence Community as gospel.
As National Security Advisor, Waltz would be awesome for the intents of the IC stakeholders. You cannot see the IC corruption around you from a position inside the IC corruption.
♦ Kash at CIA.
This is the one part of the outline of leaks that gives me hope all of these rumors are nonsense.
Kash at CIA would be as valuable as Andrew Weissmann as White House counsel. Patel has never managed anything, let alone an aggressive and massive global spy agency. However, he does like the spotlight and would be able to invest in a lifestyle more befitting his opinion of himself.
Remember,…
♦ The U.S State Dept and CIA operation is like a restaurant. The Dept of State is the front of the restaurant, with the Secretary as the Maitre D’. The CIA is the back of the restaurant, the kitchen. The Director is the Chef. The consulates are the wait staff. USAID are the food runners. The Dept of Defense are the bus boys.
The tables and chairs are assigned by the Maitre D’ according to their value. Countries viewed as more important get the best tables. The menus offered to each nation are completely different. Israel has a table in the kitchen. To get the best experience, tips (bribes) are required for everyone, from the parking valets outside, to the sommelier, to the server. Currently, Ukraine is the biggest tipper.
On the oversight aspect the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is the control mechanism to approve/install the Secretary of State. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is the control mechanism to approve/install the CIA Director. Everything therein and thereafter is a system of pretending it is something else.
If you think I didn’t previously say the IC would love to have Rubio, here’s a datapoint from July:
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Remember also, everyone has a self-interest, including the billionaire Technocrats currently housed in Mar-a-Lago for the assembly of the cabinet.
The modern technocrats exist because the IC is their main benefactor. Confronting the IC would be against the interests of the Technocrats.
These names and selections would be fatal flaws in a Trump administration from the position of confronting the IC apparatus. Quite simply, with this assembly the IC cancer just goes dormant; the cancer appears to be in remission -everyone smiles- and then the cancer reemerges again in 2028 to kill the host.
Let’s wait and see if these names and positions actually happen.
Why in the world would President Trump appoint Rubio, who he referred to derisively as “little Marco” and clearly didn’t like. And why, after all the vitriol between them would Rubio accept ?
This is as weird as Obama selecting Hillbag to be Secretary of State when they clearly despised each other.
It’s almost as weird as when Kammy was in the hot seat for calling the senile demented vegetable a racist during the debate she laughed and shrieked at the top of her lungs, “IT WAS A DEBATE ” and all was forgiven and she ended up being Vice President.
I don’t get why a President would have anyone in his administration that he traded insults, barbs and extremely nasty comments with. It just doesn’t make any sense.
I surely hope you are right on these picks. And now, Noem for Homeland Security.
WTF?
Ugh…..which would mean that the kitchen cabinet is either ill prepared, ignorant of issues, or purposefully misleading Trump, if these ‘leaks’ are correct. Or would also mean that once again, Trump can be somewhat questionable or naive in his choices. On the plus side, at least we know that Haley and Pompeo are out.
A bit of optimism here: There was a real uprising by the deplorables when the names of Nikki and Mike P were floated.
Let’s start the same now for lil Marco and Company. He is a snake. Start making some noise and we can stop this too? Hopefully.
I’m of the opinion that they “serve at the leisure of the President.” Who gets hired can also be fired. Think about it a bit.
That’s exactly what I thought.
He’s pulled some from a position that he could not fire them.
If their former seats can be replaced by MAGA and he has absolute authority to hire/fire in his administration, so be it.
But NOT to a place as important as State. Foam-boy as SoS.
Very short term assignment, just what’s needed!
I’m hopeful this is a 4D chess move
Yeah….like getting Team Blue Turd to spend time and money doing oppo-research on the WRONG PEOPLE……🤔 ?
Fwiw
He ie President Trump, has NOT announced who his SOS will be. Yet.
So far this a political lobbying for position, narrative setting and reaction monitoring phase of our war .
Powerful people are using media contacts to get ‘reports’ from anonymous sources that President Trump has chosen their person.to be published.
These ‘reports’ actually == hopes and/or GUESSES
Those who want to know whether a hope comes true or a GUESS turns out to be correct look to “Truth”
which is where President Trump formally announces his 2nd term picks.
Translates to, you don’t care about the harm to the people and country these bad choices would do.
Waiting for Cruz’s assignment to serve at ‘Trump’s leisure’……..
Ridding the Senate of RINOs will save US….
According to the secret vote, Cruz voted for Thune.
Enough said.
BINGO!!!
Remove someone from the political game board and/or diminish their power by tempting them to resign from their current “safe” position to take a new one; one that allows you to FIRE them.
Example?
2017s ambitious NeoCon Globalist South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley, who resigned to accept President Trumps tempting UN Ambassador job.which allowed Trumps ally, SC Lt Gov to become SCs Gov.
Ultimately, Nikki “resigned” (lol) from her UN job before her term was up.
As an aside, how’s Nikki, who was being groomed to be the first female POC President by the Swamp, doing these days?
Is Senator Rubio a 2024s version of Trumps 2017 Nikki OP?
If so, Ill remain comfy AND thankful that I’m able to be part of this history transforming season of Trumps 24/7, customizable, interactive ‘movie’.
As I posted last night if this Lil Marco gig happens.
I’ll not have to hold my nose to vote for him again and when he screws up as he will he can hear the words “your fired”.
These two actions would be the best for FL and the people of the US.
No to Rubio.
He just doesn’t have anything to recommend him. He’s Cuban, so what? He’s all negatives and no positives, and Trump can have ANYBODY AT ALL, he doesn’t need to pick through the recycling bin to see if there’s any useful stuff in there.
I vividly remember being introduced to this delightful Intel gathering game back in 2016 when President Elect Trump trollishly had dinner with Romney who was said to be Trumps SOS pick.
Lol. Lmao, even.
Personally, I’m enjoying the 2024 version of this game even more than the 2016 Romney version and Im confident that PDJT is too.
Plus I appreciate each days “How PsyWar Savvy or Still Vulnerable Are You?” diagnostic tests faaar more than I did before.
Hopefully most, if not all, CTH are too.
Maybe our VSG will have a big lunch at MacDonald’s with Rubio, Patel, Waltz, Noem, and whomever else the IC digs up to add to the list… Extra large fries for all!
(I just saw another name somewhere, I think, but it’s difficult for my aging brain to commit them all to memory).
I believe Rubio will be a good little foot soldier for Trump. He aspires to be #48 or whatever before he dies, and he will want to ride MAGA’s coattails and remain in good standing. But I still don’t trust him.
Getting Rubio out of the Senate into a position that he can be ‘terminated’ from is a wise choice IMHO. Same with other ‘appointments’ from elected positions to temporary appointment -hee haw…….
The end is nigh for RINOs, lest they never seek public office again. Romney knew!! MCConnell knows!, Nikki knows!…….etc.
Hopefully the era of the RINO that lead to the Uniparty is about to unfold. and collapse…….
AND the same goes for Waltz and Patel!! ten fold….quickest way to get them out of politics is to give them jobs they can be fired from.
Foam Boy?
Canteen Boy?
There is nothing on Trump’s Truth Social account to suggest these appointments are real; though, he did appoint Lee Zeldin from NY to Admin of the EPA.
Another rumor is Trump expected to choose South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for Homeland Security secretary.
Yep! The pipeline was filled last night.
Now let’s clean up the spill…
Good God.
A globalist corporatist fake.
Kristi is close to Thune. Rumor is Trump wants to leverage that if Thune is chosen majority leader.
This years version of Troll Trump is, imo, the best ever.
Yeah I think I’m with you….. hearing Kristie’s name mentioned FOR ANYTHING …..IN ADDITION TO ‘Lil F@g&0t’ reeks of trollwork….. (🤞🏻🤞🏻 …that’s my story and I’m…well, you know….😬🤷🏼)
I’m a little bothered by all the talk from Kennedy and Musk…and Musk hanging around Maralago.
I was encouraged at first by what they can bring to the table but they need to stay in their lanes!!! They were not elected president. I pray they don’t become a problem.
And why would Trump pick these guys and Sea Island Stefanik when our majorities in house and senate are so slim?
So far, Waltz and Stephanik,are in ruby red districts and easily replaced
Stefanik’s constituents liked Trump more than she did, which is the only reason she supported him on many things.
Her opponent when she first ran was a restaurateur from Brooklyn or something.
It’s Trump country up there. No part of New York is completely safe, but her district is one of the safest.
Musk as NASA head would be reformative. Likewise Kennedy at FDA or CDC. Dr. Robert Malone would be a great choice for CDC but doubtful that he wants in on that fight. I still like Devin Nunes at CIA. That would blow their socks off and he knows a little about the Silo System having maneuvered it during the 45 term.
Malone posted an anti-Trump comment somewhere just before the election.
I’m done with him.
SpaceX has made NASA superfluous. No one seemed to notice. but Musk seems to now core NASA’s space launch assets anyway. There may be some serious national security issues with that, but Nasa is nothing now but climate change alarmists in pajamas.
Red plaid pajamas? Cocoa?
🙂
Musk isn’t going to take a government job nor is it necessary for him to do so.
Soon accepting any gvernment job == sacrificing his freedom AND power unnecessarily.
Because Stefanik is super smart. That’s the place she can show her true worth. I hope it’s a good choice and I’m going to stay with that. Her seat is one that can be replaced by a Republican in a mostly red district, from what I read. I agree with Dr. Nancy below.
“I’m a little bothered by” ….
emotionally manipulative, deep state deployed psyops, as intended by those who deploy them.
“I pray they don’t become a problem”
Please include yourself, and all of us, in these prayers.
And I will too!
As God tells all who love Him enough to do what He asks, “don’t be troubled” and “fear nothing”. Instead, focus on allowing God work with you and through you. 😘
Maybe Trump is floating these names to stop bullets… No need to get rid of him in the short term if they think they will survive…
Yes. Name-floating is a high art.
VSG… ☺️
Or, as pointed out above, they can be fired from these positions; the voters in red districts will replace them.
This is starting to look like a plan to pull squishy RINOs from crucial Senate and House positions; once pulled, special elections can be held, and they can be replaced by people Trump endorses. Once replaced, the squishes either fall line or get fired; once fired, they don’t get to return to their key positions.
This may be the plan.
MAGA rule #11, if you don’t hear it directly from President Trump, don’t believe it …….. and for sure, don’t pass it on.
Perhaps this will confirm, yet again, just how ‘fake’ the ‘fake news’ really has become.
This for that reminder. Why oh why can’t P. Trump ask SD to step in as an advisor???
Troll MSM with deep leaks “from ‘anonymous sources’ in the Trump Transition Team…..” 🥳🤣🤣🍿🍿)
This is all so tiresome and very discouraging.
Sick of the lies.
Sick of the scheming.
We deserve truth and integrity!
Will it ever happen?
It’s not looking very promising at the moment.
We’re still stuck in the middle of the Big Ugly.
Knives are out and it can’t all be pretty.
All I see so far is a bagful of rumors floated by the Mockingbird Media, amplified here by worry trolls and sad faces.
At this point I don’t see why the worry RolCons still come here. This place is like Teflon.
Also, isn’t $oro$ on the verge of running out of $$ to pad the Cheetos budget?
We’re still licking our wounds from the last 4 years. When OUR LION was elected in 2016 I felt a heavy weight lift from my soul. My head stopped exploding and there was a great light shining, overcoming the darkness. I am experiencing the same relief now. Give this 2024 victory over evil a chance to do many good things for us and our country.
Offering digital tissues and immodium plus sincere prayers that all “sick and tireds” take a break and/or toughen up during this inevitable phase of our war to survive.
Thank God for already Tough Enough Trump plus his psywar savvy, also tough, ULTRA DARK MAGA, allies and supporters.
Are you not amused yet?
I for one am completely amused.
Hold fast, Treepers! The big game is afoot. Watch as this plays out.
Sincerely Yours in awe of President Trump.
….or maybe …. Big Foot is a GAME…..
Thanks, Sundance. Excellent insights!
While not quite as bad as John Bolton and Pompeo, these selections for key positions are neo-con war-mongers with no skin in the America First, MAGA game.
Very disappointing if true.
Very intriguing AND exciting, if true.
As President Trump advises and midels, take a “lets see what happens” approach to life.
Remain positive and curious enough to live, learn, improve and continuing to help those who never quit but instead continue to FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
As God has promised and proven, time and again, ALL things turn out to be beneficial for those who Love Him enough to do what He asks, even if what He’s asking seems foolish, fatally dangerous and/or impossible.
Either MAGA’S little more than the folks POTUS sells red hats and a campaign rallying cry or it’s a ideological force that carries through to real, in-the-world cabinet positions. Trump lost control of his first presidency in the HR room. Rubio at State would be a tad less ruinous than Sessions as AG, the latter being the gold-standard trojan horse via recusal. We’re about to see what Trump really learned after his first rodeo. And whether he truly hated everything he learned as much as street MAGAs believe he does. The roster will be the final report card after which everything that unfolds is little more than the baked cake.
It’s a flurry of stuff from Blobster media outlets, none of it confirmed.
Truth Social is the platform to watch, and the only platform, to discern what our VSG really intends.
Pass out the clutching pearls and melling salts then pull out the fainting couches for hyperbolic doom posters.
When did PDJT, with his psywar savvy and spiritual warfare discerning supporters help, secure his history shattering , doomer btfoing 2024 Election VICTORY?
Less than 1 week ago.
😂 😂 😂
The silver lining in this….if it is what it is ? He’s still the Boss. Fingers Crossed
Ugh. Don’t do it PDJT.
Ugh
After all these years, dear padawans please, at long last, Let Trump Be Trump
Suppose Rubio did have a change of heart. He’s been MAGA for almost a year now. Why would he turn his back on the IC back then? He’s already an insider. He is perfectly positioned for the task.
“Rubio did have a change of heart.”
He sold that too.
I think it was on ZH that Ric Grenell might be S0S, not Rubio.
Was thinking the same thing. There ARE good people out there that have stood the test of time.
Ric Grenell would be a better choice for SOS in my opinion. He’s been a diplomat for most of his adult life and will dutifully carry out DJT’s agenda.
I read an opinion on a potential Rubio pick that made some sense, not saying I buy it, but I’ll share.
Again this is NOT my opinion, but I’m sharing someone else’s. Number one priority flow of illegal immigration, where does it flow? Central and South America. Rubio is Hispanic, speaks fluent Spanish. The countries in question are not necessarily trusting of “Gringos”. Rubio being Hispanic would be more trusted and he can converse without a translator.
A side benefit Rubio has repeatedly expressed concern and sometimes outrage over Chinese influence in Latin America, a concern shared by DJT. Rubio is very anti socialist and anti communist, another issue in Latin America. The source of Fentanyl is China via Latin America. If we’re going to decouple from China not all manufacturing will return to US, but bringing to the western hemisphere is possible and that requires buy in from Latin America.
I thought that was an interesting take and brought up things I hadn’t considered. I think it’s a bit simplistic because Latin America and Hispanics are not monolithic. Rubio is Cuban decent that can be a bonus with some and a problem with others. Also the languages have nuance and are not monolithic either.
He IS the Heir APPARENT IMHO….. unless of course Trump et al knows something we DON’T <sarc>…..🤣
I am hoping it IS Ric Grenell!
I think Elon is around to protect subsidies for electric cars.
Probably, but I still think he genuinely doesn’t want America to go under.
nope. Read the articles about car companies are a no on more of this crap. Does not meet consumer needs and everyone knew it.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1144989_toyota-says-california-led-ev-mandates-impossible-to-meet
“does not meet consumers needs”
That depends on who the consumers, both now and in the future, are.
Right now, apparently you =/= a consumer
However, you =/= everybody
EV’s are so yesterday, as they sometimes say. Musk has his fingers in many things and it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s moving away from EV’s and seeking to protect future ventures we’ve yet to hear about our only heard rumors about. $130M is a small investment for future ventures that are almost ready to take off.
Actually, Tesla benefits if EV subsidies go away. The new EV competitors need the subsidies, Tesla no longer needs them. Tesla would gain market share if they go away.
“I think” I gues.
Perhaps PRAY for rather than PREY on human beings who President Trump has chosen to be his allies; especially when these allies are total strangers except via Screen World filtered tidbits?
Could the names be floated until the vote for Senate Majority takes place?
Yep – this float is undoubtedly also intended to distract from that nightmare.
The offices need to be flooded with calls. Again. It’s our job.
Remember people here saying before the election that after it was over, it would only be the beginning?
Welcome to the beginning.
Kudos for offering this insightful comment.
Imo, its very possible that this will be one of many benefits Team Trump gets from this Rubion PsyOp.
The House and Senate have close enough margins as it is. To take out any more House or Senate members is to invite impeachment as well as the downvotes for every program President Trump wants. There are enough RINOs as it is. Please consider NOT taking anyone else from the House or Senate!!!
Great insight!
Does belueving, especially after his history shatterig re elect8on victory a few days ago, that President Trump and his chosen teams have less intel around the players, what’s needed to win this war plus a weaker grasp of the DC Senate/House’s byzantine rules than fearful armchairs make sense any more?
Hopefully, the answer is, “no” followed by a rueful chuckle and heartfelt prayers for PDJT and all of his armchair supporters.
After all, rights now every armchair is constantly being tempted to doom and fret so they’re too distracted and emotionally poisoned to actually HELP.
Rubio as SOS???
You got to be kidding. PT might as well appoint O as Sec of State as they are the same bird with different wings but ultimately serve the same master, IC.
Huge mistake if true.
I saw all 3 names and was really surprised. I certainly hope not true.
Watch Truth Social.
If Trump chooses Rubio for SecState … well, frankly, I’m done. That will tell me he’s learned absolutely nothing. Any economic boom we see in this Trump admin will be fun for a while, but it will have no legs to carry forward – regardless of who succeeds him to the Oval Office. That said.
All of these strike me as (what did SD call it? Oh yeah …) leak traps. Especially the Rubio as SecState. I also kind of look at them as shots across the bow by the IC at the Trump transition team. What’s worrisome to me, though, is that a whole lot of the conservative sphere is hyped up about Rubio as SecState. Is that part of the IC hype train astroturf? Some, for sure. Not all though. Far too many people out there mistakenly think Rubio is one of the “good guys.”
I will never be done.
But I’m serious as a heartache about the bet that the VSG is running a leak trap here.
I agree it is most likely a leak trap. There is a full court press on among the usual media suspects. I’ve noticed that, so far, none of Trump’s surrogates have gone on the record supporting it.
We’ll see what shakes out here.
Edit: To clarify what I meant about being “done.” This is our best chance at doing a lot of disruption to the IC Deep State. A disruptor such as Trump is a once in a lifetime occurrence. I will never be “done” pushing back and fighting to return this country back to its freedom ideals. However, any hope of much beyond the margins of weakening government, for me, will be gone.
How to get rid of Rubio – appeal to his ego and make him SOS, then FIRE him after confirmation. Now, he’s out of senate and hopefully Desantis appoints someone no so deep into the swamp. Rubio can’t do anything in SOS without PDJT knowing about it.
Found in the bin… 🙁
“If Trump chooses Rubio for SecState … well, frankly, I’m done.”
When we swept the 2024 elections, we crossed the Rubicon. Either Trump succeeds or we live as financial slaves in yet another nation-state of the New World Order.
Don’t fold so quickly. My goodness, that is certainly rather shocking when our guy just won! Buck up and hold on. God has appointed PDJT FOR THIS TIME. Have some faith.
I’m not “folding.” You might read my clarification edit response to steph.
My faith is in God. Not men. I will be on the lookout for a response – or lack thereof – from the Trump team on these rumors. Push back, or no response, will be encouraging.
That said. For me, AG, SecState, and DNI are his most important picks. CIA and FBI are next in importance for me. None of those positions, imo, should be anyone who has significant time in the Swamp.
I am still of the opinion that these rumors are astroturf/leak traps. The rumors also tell me that the Decepticons in the Senate are aligning to block the MAGA agenda. I also see far too many people falling for the trap.
If Trump doesn’t do what this opener wants then he/she wants CTH readers to know that “well, frankly Im done”
Peuaps this opiners user name chosen as a sly double speakers inside jjoke or perhaps it was a subconscious plea for a helpful “reality check” when petty posting?
As Trumps first rally ending song reminded those with ears that could hear what he was trying to teach, “you can’t always get what you WANT” (thank God!) but if you try, you just might find, you get what you NEED”.
As countless tragic stories warn, “beware what you wish for because that wish might be granted”.
So, did you stop at my opening remark, or did you read all of them in this particular sub-thread?
Rubio, in particular, imo is a disastrous pick. Full stop. I’m not convinced he is the pick yet, because I’ve not seen an announcement from Trump.
That said, if he IS the pick I stand by my statement that it shows me Trump hasn’t learned much. If that offends you, or you think that makes me the enemy, that’s a you problem.
I’m not going to rewrite it for you, I will only suggest you read my clarification edit to Steph on what I mean by being “done.” Done, in this case, means I’m done believing we’re going to have much success this time around in draining the Swamp as well. And that’s a shame.
I agree that this could be a leak trap… been done before
When I read that biography on walz I could not understand at all why Trump would appoint him to that position. He’s complete establishment. And why does Trump keep drawing people from the house and now the Senate. None of it makes any sense to me.
well bless your heart. think about it a little harder. can the president fire a congress critter?
Bless your heart, dear thing…you are so wise I must consult with you regularly.
Exactly. I mentioned this above: he can pull squishy RINO POS people from key Senate and House positions and put them in roles he can then fire them.
Besides being RINOS (including Stefanik), the other thing these individuals have in common is that they are in very secure red districts. Thus, when special elections are held, Trump can endorse the MAGA candidate, and the people will deliver. Kill two birds with one stone; remove a squish, replace with a MAGA, and then now the squish is in a role that either needs to fall in line or get fired, and once fired, they are now out of government.
That sounds like”Q” thinking..ridiculous and probably a psyop.
I don’t know anything about Q—it’s my thought, not a psyop, for Pete’s sake.
Maybe all of the over-the-top reactions to rumors surrounding Trump’s picks are a psyop?
And, what I wrote is not far-fetched: if they accept the roles, they are no longer in Congress. If they are no longer in Congress, most require special elections to replace them- some are by governor appointment until the term is up.
Don’t you think Trump would endorse certain people to replace them? Of course, he would.
And do you not think Trump would fire people not supporting his agenda? Of course, he would.
Not “Q” thinking, whatever the hell that is, but rather, critical thinking about the situation at hand.
Your point is very logical. President Trump has had 9+ years of exposure to Washington politics.
President Trump has dealt with snakes who cozied up to him and then back-stabbed him. Most of them are non-entities today. Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Nikki Haley, Michael Cohen, Mike Pompeo, James Mattis, John Kelly, all come to mind. I am sure there are many more.
It is hard to believe that Chris Christie had a major role in the 2016 Trump transition team. Now he is bitter Trump Derangement Syndrome patient whining away on left-wing talk shows.
I am still relishing the stunning victory of November 5, sweetened by the news that Republicans have retained the House. MAGA nation has been completely vindicated. I can’t wait for President Trump to announce the DOJ, FBI & CIA selections.
CONGRATULATIONS for having questions rather than answers ie curiosity killing guesses masquerading as a proven-to-be-correct assessment.
This curiosity provides motivation to stay tuned in order to find out what happens next.
Enjoy!
Fox news *reports* Tom Cotton supposedly will be joining the Go8 replacing Rubio ..
In my truck at a receiver so grain of salt …
Faux News were the ones who started this round of floated names.
Exactly like they called AZ prematurely first in 2020.
These FOX “reports” provide so much useful Intel around the Swamps schemes. Ditto reports from every Corporate Media ‘NeWs’ site.
Thank goodness President Trump has such clinically smug and compulsively stupid adversaries.
I’ll wait 24-48 hrs before I believe any of these rumors. It’s more likely he has decided on these positions, and those names were floating in the pool of names, so the IC picked and reported on what would be best for them as a manner of pressure.
I’ll believe what comes out of Trump’s mouth, not some NY paper.
I can understand the LSM running with these “nominations”. But even somewhat trusted conservative journalists who are known for digging deep are reporting them too. This is distressing. With the down ticket gains PDJT has made I’m finding it hard to believe he’s going to gut his margins. None of that makes sense. Will continue to pray that this is all a deep state fake. Though I’m not happy with Stefanik & Zeldin picks either. We desperately need them in the Senate to stand in McConnel’s way.
Somewhat trusted conservative journalists
This is an opportunity to learn which are not worth trust.
My long-held opinions on offthepress.com were confirmed already!
I find it hard to believe that President Trump would help Little Marco in his quest for President in 2028 or 2032.
I would hope that if President Trump knows better than to use the transition team offered to him by the Swamp that he would also know better then to appoint Swamp Snakes to key cabinet positions.
These latest picks-Noem, Rubio, Waltz-are beyond troubling. If RFK Jr. and Elon Musk are influencing these picks then they are fulfilling all of the concerns that so many of us have had for so many months. I pray that God will give President Trump increased wisdom.
this is crazy talk. I hope it’s all just rumor and WRONG. Please Mr. President, don’t get taken in by the SNAKES
Crap. I lost an hour of sleep last night tossing and turning, asking myself why in the world would President Trump select sneeky, conniving Rubio as SOS. I personally saw him change his vote to a NO, once he saw there were enough yes votes without hm. Why oh why didn’t I read this last night!
It’s always worth coming here the moment something like this happens that makes no sense.
Curious that some of these names were leaked via NYT. What the actual hell? Since when does Trump confide in the NYT? That’s a tell that something is off.
You are correct! The first three to spout were Faux, NBC, and NYT.
The rumour mill is churning at warp speed. Add two more…
Kristi Noem – Homeland Security
Scott Bessnet (who??) – Treasury
Say “sources familiar with”, ” according to people familiar with”, “per source with knowledge” are just three creative stylings of “we don’t have a clue, but we’ll just churn the waters because that’s what we do.”
See NYT, MSNBC, NBC, and CNN (you know, the usual faux “news”, Trump hating suspects).
I think Bessnet may be real.
Worked for Soros in the 90s I’m reading.
A “Thomas Sowell/Justice Thomas” conversion?
His family life includes a “husband” and two children.
(I misspelled his name…Bessent. No coffee yet.)
Yup Betsy, I remarked on this similarly farther down the thread. NY Post is doing it as well… to the detriment of the people and DJT.
I have to sit on the sidelines in the cheap seats to watch this all play out, leaving as much emotion out of what I have no control over as is possible.
I’m fresh out of angst after the run-up to the election and waiting for House results.
My peace is the goal, and I’m going to work very hard to maintain it.
Ron Paul expressed his alarm that Mike Pompeo might be given a role.
We’ve just been told in no uncertain terms that this is not going to happen.
We do have a voice, and we should not hesitate to use it.
RFK Jr. has gone out of his way to get input from We The People, so that small group advising the president is much bigger than it would appear.
Jr. already told us he was going to be closely involved, so his being there should not come as a surprise.
What if these rumors are to discredit RFK Jr?, to make him look like some evil Svengali with his hooks into the new administration?
I have no idea what Jr. thinks of Rubio, and I don’t know why he’d have an opinion on him one way or the other.
If the idea of Rubio is still kicking around, IMO it is coming from Trump himself.
like I’ve said, mike pence will be AG.
🤣🥳🤙🏻
God, NOT RUBIO! WHY?
He’s mediocre.
He’s greedy.
He’s disloyal to the country.
He’ll whore himself out to ANYBODY (think McConnell) for power & money.
He’s better flipping burgers somewhere.
Have we forgotten there will be midterms and the risk of changing the majorities that POTUS now has might change. The dirty dems never stop their evil ways.Susie Wiles stated that POTUS has 2 years to get a lot of his agenda done. Think about it. Take a breath. There’s been much longer than 12 years of THE EVIL ONES having power in DC.
We have so much to be thankful for in that our LION is now president. Thank YOU Lord for your marvelous mercy. I will not despair before POTUS has even been inaugurated. I need TIME TO HEAL from the last 4 YEARS of insanity and ugliness the demonicrats put us through!
How about – don’t despair at all where PDJT is concerned. Just keep fighting.
RubiNO!
Unfortunately, the SSCI is an 8 headed hydra that requires navigation around.
I agree. The leak reveal just might be the best explanation.
The only other possibility is too far fetched for me to post openly.
It’s been obvious for a while that Marco wants out of the Senate and to get a position on team Trump. If he does well, good. If not hopefully Ric will be confirmed for something and can be moved over without another hearing.
Haven’t seen an official post from President Trump on Truth Social yet on any of these. Just lies from the MSM.
What have we learned from PT’s earlier term?
That when the IC is not in control of the WH, what they need/desire more than anything is inside information. They must have inside info/knowledge of what PT is doing or going to do. So how do you get this inside info??
Simple, insert plants.
If the rumors are true, PT has now inserted 3 plants or some might say rats within his administration before it even begins.
How President Trump can stand beside Rubio is beyond my understanding. If any republican could be accredited in his last administration’s sabotage, it would be Rubio. I don’t know much about the others except I’ve heard bad tidings concerning Koch. Perhaps Trump needs to consider McConnell for CIA as he knows China rather well, Polosi as Sec. of State as she’s had good dealings with them concerning Hillary and the last could be Romney.
Maybe Trump sees getting Rubio off the Senate Select Committee is the reason he wants to give him a slot in the administration.
Didn’t he find that ‘keeping his enemies closer’ didn’t work in his first administration?
Today, Noem’s name being broadcasted by CNN as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to “two people familiar with the selection.”
Ugh, drip drip drip, nothing official from DJT on any of these (Those listed in Sundance’s article or Noem).
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/politics/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary/index.html
I have always questioned DJT thinking on some of his choices. Hes got RINOS hes picked again some Demoncrats now Republicans which ?. I remember Rubio bashing him. I just read Kristi Noem ws chosen just fyi. She has her baggage w Lewandowski but shed be good a s Homeland Security secretary
Sundance, I pray you are right that this could be about leak traps. But this makes me sick at heart, I fear that President Trump may unfortunately still not understand the IC and how the cancer metastasizes. Which could mean that, in the long run, last week’s victory was an illusion and our country is lost. Please tell me I’m wrong; I want to be wrong. Do you think there is anything this community or the wider MAGA movement can do to prevent this?
And second question, Sundance: do we need to start looking at the New York Post as an IC mouthpiece like the WAPO and the NTY? If so, which agency is likely pulling their strings?