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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 07:13 AM Feb 2020

Trump has a "Deep State" hit list... of course he has

The Trump White House and its allies, over the past 18 months, assembled detailed lists of disloyal government officials to oust — and trusted pro-Trump people to replace them — according to more than a dozen sources familiar with the effort who spoke to Axios.

Driving the news: By the time President Trump instructed his 29-year-old former body man and new head of presidential personnel to rid his government of anti-Trump officials, he'd gathered reams of material to support his suspicions.

While Trump's distrust has only intensified since his impeachment and acquittal, he has long been on the hunt for "bad people" inside the White House and U.S. government, and fresh "pro-Trump" options. Outside advisers have been happy to oblige.

https://www.axios.com/trump-memos-deep-state-white-house-ce5be95f-2418-433d-b036-2bf41c9700c3.html
Much more at the link

The night of the long knives comes to mind...
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Trump has a "Deep State" hit list... of course he has (Original Post) Soph0571 Feb 2020 OP
Fat Nixon at work again duforsure Feb 2020 #1
Sounds more like Stalin. YOHABLO Feb 2020 #2
You're Ingersollman Feb 2020 #16
i think he should have his people in appounted positions rampartc Feb 2020 #3
The next president will HAVE Scarsdale Feb 2020 #6
The only thing moondust Feb 2020 #4
💯 live love laugh Feb 2020 #9
Hey guess what?!!! blue-wave Feb 2020 #5
You are in the minority on that opinion with Democrats. gab13by13 Feb 2020 #10
Let's just say that blue-wave Feb 2020 #13
Call it what it is: an 'Enemies List" Crazyleftie Feb 2020 #7
I hope some good people will act as though they are trumpers Ilsa Feb 2020 #8
He'll have to hire a lot of his knuckle draggers lunatica Feb 2020 #11
The Oath of Office is disloyal to Trump. dchill Feb 2020 #12
only diff between trump and joe stalin 90-percent Feb 2020 #14
Just wondering. Is this claim verified by other sources, in fact, or just this one? ancianita Feb 2020 #15
How is his bodyguard going to find people even less qualified than the ones LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2020 #17

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
1. Fat Nixon at work again
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 07:18 AM
Feb 2020

Using hit lists to purge out anyone who isn't corrupt enough to serve him over country, and help putin . Corruption , money crimes will get exposed has got trump so rattled he's getting more desperate to replace people with corrupt ones to protect himself with.

rampartc

(5,265 posts)
3. i think he should have his people in appounted positions
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 07:35 AM
Feb 2020

but violations of civil service laws are impeachable.

the democratic president needs to clean house, and make sure that people like "trump's body man" are not left in responsible jobs.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
6. The next president will HAVE
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:00 AM
Feb 2020

to keep Kushner, he is the "Jack of all trades" in this administration! How will the country run, without the tRump grifters draining the Treasury? The presidency is the easiest, most lucrative gig they have ever had. EVERYTHING is free!

blue-wave

(4,317 posts)
5. Hey guess what?!!!
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 07:58 AM
Feb 2020

There's another candidate out there who wants loyalty-to-ideals litmus tests. But I won't name names. I think most of us know who he is.

gab13by13

(20,867 posts)
10. You are in the minority on that opinion with Democrats.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 09:00 AM
Feb 2020

I say what I mean, I don't make innuendos. Bernie won the popular vote in every state, so far.

Yeah, maybe I agree that Bernie wants a litmus test that says he wants to level the playing field that gives workers a fighting chance.

blue-wave

(4,317 posts)
13. Let's just say that
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 09:22 AM
Feb 2020

the litmus/loyalty-to-ideals test is implemented. That's another jump toward totalitarianism. Don't we already have enough of this at present? FDR helped the working class without such a test. We need to move toward democracy, not away from it.

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
8. I hope some good people will act as though they are trumpers
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:15 AM
Feb 2020

in order to keep their jobs and keep an eye on things. Someone needs to blow the whistle when the treason is egregious enough to get the attention of voters.

90-percent

(6,828 posts)
14. only diff between trump and joe stalin
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 09:30 AM
Feb 2020

Stalin had to airbrush purged people out of official pictures. That takes talent and sometimes it was still easy to telll photos were ddoctored. trump has photoshop, which takes somewhat less skill and is certainly harder to tell pics were modified.

-90% Jimmy

17. How is his bodyguard going to find people even less qualified than the ones
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 01:45 PM
Feb 2020

that Trump has stuck into current positions? Surely there is a bottom to the swamp barrel.

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