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Yesterday we wrote to you about the “Purity Boards” that Donald Trump aims to establish as he works to purge the Military of senior flag officers who he views as a threat to his dictatorial aims.
Today, we’re writing to you about the people he is going to look to carry out his agenda.
First, Trump announced that Pete Hegseth, a devout Trump loyalist, is his pick for Secretary of Defense. Fox News Host. Put aside the partisanship, the ideology, your own personal feelings. Hegseth served, it’s true. And it is also true that he is completely unqualified to lead 2.8 million Active Duty, Guardsmen, Reservists, and civilian contractors. But that’s not the point.
When Trump asks, he will say yes.
Yesterday, Trump announced Tulsi Gabbard as his pick for Director of National Intelligence. The DNI sits on top of the entire American intelligence apparatus — the CIA, the NSA, the intel arms of each Military branch, and other executive intel agencies. This person is the nexus for ALL intelligence analysis and operationalization, and Trump is handing the job to a Putin apologist and a buddy to Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad. In other words, exactly what Trump’s looking for.
When Trump asks, she will say yes.
Last, but certainly not least, Trump announced that Matt Gaetz is his pick for Attorney General. America’s top cop job will go to a man who just last year was under FBI investigation for sex trafficking a minor, and who just barely dodged a damning House Ethics Committee report by resigning from office. Reporting indicates that Gaetz stood out from the crowd to Trump because he said, “Yeah, I’ll go over there and start cuttin’ f***in’ heads.”
When Trump asks, he will enthusiastically say yes.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that these are “sacrificial lambs” as some have said. These are Trump’s picks. By formal Senate approval or recess appointment, he will work to get them in his cabinet.
VoteVets is going to work every angle we can to ensure the public knows who these appointees are and what they would do if they serve in the highest levels of government. The best thing we can do right now is shine a flashlight on these people, but if we can find a way to stop them, we will. If we can’t, we’re going to make their lives a living hell for the next four years.
But as the fight takes shape, we need you with us. Please, make a donation to VoteVets as we gear up to defend our democracy from Trump and his cabinet. It’s going to take each of us doing our part.
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