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drain the swamp? DRAIN THE SWAMP?
www.politico.com
from the article:
"Experts and Democratic lawmakers alike decried the campaign to root out those seen as disloyal and replace them with Trump acolytes, some of whom are underqualified. They worry that a climate that values loyalty over expertise scares away the best prospects and injects politics into an organization that tries to operate above partisanship.
“This administration is shamefully circumventing the Senate confirmation process to install partisan puppets in senior Pentagon posts," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). "By exploiting loopholes, they seek to escape congressional and public scrutiny of these underqualified officials. This is a threat to our national security and I will keep fighting to ensure rigorous oversight of executive branch appointees.”"
“You can’t be dual-hatted and work at the Pentagon,” said Jim Townsend, who served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO policy from 2009 to 2017. “This is also that pattern Trump has had of putting actings in there. They are in there only for a year, they are beholden to him, they will do what he says.”
"The real problem is the Trump Administration simply can’t attract top tier talent for these critical posts," added Chip Unruh, spokesperson for ranking Senate Armed Services Democrat Jack Reed of Rhode Island. "The President prioritizes blind fealty to him above competence and it shows."
Trump skirting Congress to install loyalists in the Pentagon
Experts and Democratic lawmakers alike decried the campaign to root out those seen as disloyal and replace them with Trump acolytes.
www.politico.com
from the article:
"Experts and Democratic lawmakers alike decried the campaign to root out those seen as disloyal and replace them with Trump acolytes, some of whom are underqualified. They worry that a climate that values loyalty over expertise scares away the best prospects and injects politics into an organization that tries to operate above partisanship.
“This administration is shamefully circumventing the Senate confirmation process to install partisan puppets in senior Pentagon posts," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). "By exploiting loopholes, they seek to escape congressional and public scrutiny of these underqualified officials. This is a threat to our national security and I will keep fighting to ensure rigorous oversight of executive branch appointees.”"
“You can’t be dual-hatted and work at the Pentagon,” said Jim Townsend, who served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO policy from 2009 to 2017. “This is also that pattern Trump has had of putting actings in there. They are in there only for a year, they are beholden to him, they will do what he says.”
"The real problem is the Trump Administration simply can’t attract top tier talent for these critical posts," added Chip Unruh, spokesperson for ranking Senate Armed Services Democrat Jack Reed of Rhode Island. "The President prioritizes blind fealty to him above competence and it shows."
